Volume 17, No. 1, 2020
Deconstructing The Strategic Politics Of ‘Development As Happiness’ In The Kingdom Of Bhutan
Kankhita Sharma
Abstract
The Kingdom of Bhutan has been at the forefront of a new paradigm of thinking about development at the global level. It has been pushing for the same at the international platform of United Nations. This article offers a critical deconstruction of an oft overlooked rationale underlying Bhutan’s interest in effecting a transformation of development thinking. It employs the Social Constructivist approach while making the key argument.
Pages: 414-419
Keywords: The UN General Assembly adopted a path breaking Resolution in July, 2011 titled, “Happiness: