Episode 1: Gross National Happiness Measuring well-being with contentment instead of money

Published: April 9, 2019, 5:47 p.m.

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Bhutan is a fairly new democracy.\\xa0 Its constitution requires 60% of the country be kept in national forests, and measures Gross National Happiness instead of Gross Domestic Product.\\xa0 Kinga Tshering of Bhutan tells us the story of how the 4th King of Bhutan coined the term and insisted the country put these measures in place to promote the happiness of its citizens.

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