Ten Things I Love About Bhutan: Number Eight- National Philiosophy

Gross National Happiness is better than gross national product is the nation's guiding philosophy. GNH was established in an attempt to develop an indicator of quality of life and social development in a more holistic and psychological terms than the gross national product.

It was initiated by the then forth king in 1972, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk who opened Bhutan to the world in the age of globalization. This concept was organised to build an economy to serve Bhutan's unique culture based on Buddhist spiritual values. There were four pillars of GNH. Promotion of sustainanle development, Preservation and promotion of cultural values, Conservation of natural environment, and establishment of good governance.