Development challenges in Bhutan : perspectives on inequality and gross national happiness / [edited by] Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt. - New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, c2017. - xvii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary South Asian Studies (CSAS) . - Contemporary South Asian Studies (CSAS) .

Development challenges in Bhutan: perspectives on inequality and gross national happiness / Schmidt -- Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance / Hutt -- Donor-assisted ethno-nationalism and education policy in Bhutan / Schmidt -- Gross national happiness and inequality / Bothe -- Distress migration and individual happiness in Bhutan / Ansari -- A form of "democratization project" in contemporary Bhutan: being apolitical and being religious / Miyamoto -- Law, tradition, and legitimacy: contesting Driglam Namzha / Whitecross -- Between hopeful intentions and disenchanting constraints : lessons learned in Bhutan's nationwide e-governance initiative / Wildermuth & Suberi -- Disaster governance, inequality and poverty alleviation in Bhutan : towards integrated an preventive policies / Brassard -- Regional disparities and food problems in Bhutan / Ansari -- Policy synergies in health-promoting education in Bhutan / Schmidt & Christensen

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