RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT
Local Pathways to Global Wellbeing
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 20 to June 24, 2005
Gross National Happiness and Beyond:
A micro welfare economics approach
(866K PDF)
Happiness and Indigenous Wisdom
In the History of the Americas
(156K PDF)
EL PODER DE NUESTROS APUS
Una reflexion en al torno al futuro ano 2002, declaro por las Naciones Unidas como el "Ano Internacional de las Montanas"
(52K PDF)
The Aesthetic Effect of the Processes of Reading and Writing:
Implications For Human Empowerment and Cultural Development
(145K PDF)
The Myth Behind Alcohol Happiness
(156K PDF)
Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?
(340K PDF)
How Should Happiness Guide Policy?
Why Gross National Happiness is not opposed to Democracy
(244K PDF)
Narrative Inquiry into the Formative Aspects of Ecological Identity
(635K PDF)
Planning for Sustainable Happiness:
Harmonizing Our Internal and External Landscapes
(153K PDF)
Assessing The Full Cost of Energy in Nova Scotia:
A GPI Atlantic Approach June 2005
(176K PDF)
Folktales and Education: Role of Bhutanese Folktales in Value Transmission
(1.1MB PDF)
The ‘Buddhist’ Truth of Happiness
Spirituality and development — the case of governance in Bhutan
(277K PDF)
Capacity Building for Sustainable Enterprise Development
(38K PDF)
Concept of Happiness: A Buddhist Perspective
Bartering for a Better Future?
Community Currencies and Sustainable Consumption
(173K PDF)
Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren:
Progress and Prospects After 75 Years
(140K PDF)
The Bhutanese Media In the service of the public
(164K PDF)
The University as an Instrument of
Gross National Happiness: Some Reflections
(100K PDF)
The Positive Impact on Gomchen Tradition on
Achieving and Maintaining Gross National Happiness
(223K PDF)
Mind Over Matter:
Towards a New Paradigm for Business and Economics
(176K PDF)
See also: www.spiritinbusiness.org and www.grossinternationalhappiness.org
Gross National Happyness and Foreign Policy Of Bhutan:
Interlinkages and Imperatives
(72K PDF)
Integrating Conservation and Development:
Can it contribute to Gross National Happiness
(72K PDF)
A unique destination requires a unique path:
An innovative education policy for Gross National Happiness
(64K PDF)
Straw Bale Ecological Housing Program in China
(104K PDF)
Background publications:
Gross National Happiness and Development: Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Operationalization of Gross National Happiness 2004
Gross National Happiness: A set of discussion papers 1999
Abstract: An International Review of Island Competitiveness
Abstract: Managing Together: Community Fisheries in Canada's Maritimes
Abstract/Proposal: Happiness and Architecture
(61K PDF)
Abstract: One Plank at a Time: Volunteer Harbour Management in Nova Scotia
Abstract: Creating Sustainable Happiness:
Focusing our Energy on Living Spiritual Values from the Inside Out
Abstract: Happy Businesses, Sustainable Investment and Fair Trade:
Ten Practical Steps for Operationalising Gross National Happiness in Business
Abstract: Can Human Wellbeing Improve while Ecosystem Integrity is
Maintained in British Columbia's Coastal Rainforests?
Abstract: The Living Values Education Program in the Maritimes and Around the World: A Powerful, Practical Starting Point for Creating National Happiness
Abstract: Hindu Operational Methodology for Achieving Global Well-Being
(176K PDF)
Proposal: Building Capacity for Local Development in Chad:
Community-Based Organizations and the Role of Adult and Nonformal Education
(83K PDF)
Proposal: The Science Of Well-Being:
Its Potential To Inspire Political Change At Many Levels In The UK & Beyond
(76K PDF)
Abstract: Sustainably Managing a Small Urban City Using
the Index of Sustainable Functionality (ISF)
Abstract: The Litmus Test of Sustainable Wellbeing:
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Proposal: What Exactly is The Meaning and Purpose of Gross National Happiness?
(61K PDF)
Abstract: Harm Minimization and the Rights of the Canadian Adolescent
Earth Charter Equals Happiness in Your Town
(100K PDF)
Poster description: Understanding the Strengths of Indigenous Communities:
A Holistic Study of Community Health in Forest Nations
Proposal: Exploring Gross National Happiness Using Balanced Scorecard
and Appreciative Inquiry
(655K PDF)
Abstract: Exploring the QOL Benefits of Solar Cooker Technology for
Remote Tibetan & Monguor Communities
UNDP Bhutan
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