literature review on Gross National Happiness as a development paradigm with GDP & SDGoal
"happiness is when i suddenly think of my daughter and found the warmth on my heart and feel like giving everything to her in any forms" According to Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (2020) states that “ The phrase ‘gross national happiness’ was first coined by the 4th King of Bhutan, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in 1972 when he declared, “Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product.” The concept implies that sustainable development should take a hostile approach towards balancing spiritual and material advancement. Generally, many used to argue that GNH can be regarded as the Buddhist equivalent to Gross Domestic Product (Tideman, 2009) . Moreover, GNH is even compare with sustainable development (SD) like Mensah (2019) states that SD provide a mechanism through which society can interact with the environment while not risking damaging the resource for the future. Taylor ( 2016 ), the three mai...