What does GNH mean in Countries?
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Gross National Happiness
is a philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan. It includes an index which is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population. Gross National Happiness is instituted as the goal of the government of Bhutan in the Constitution of Bhutan, enacted on 18 July 2008. The term Gross National Happiness was coined in 1972 during an interview by a British journalist for the Financial Times at Bombay airport when the then king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, said "Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product.
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What does GNH mean?
- gross national happiness(Noun)
- A particular indicator of a country's quality of life, developed in Bhutan in the 1970s.
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