
Overview
- Provides insights into Bhutan’s development challenges
- Scrutinizes Bhutan’s development approach, including the idea of Gross National Happiness
- Presents a critical overall assessment of the political economy of education policy, health, ICT and migration in Bhutan
Part of the book series: Contemporary South Asian Studies (CSAS)
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The book is divided into five parts all taking a critical approach towards inequality: Part one offers an assessment of Bhutan’s developmental trajectories; part two deals with GNH, equality and inclusion versus exclusion; part three is devoted to culture, legal issues and the politics of change; and part four to governance and integration; section five addresses health, food and disparities. This book will appeal to all scholars of South Asianaffairs and development studies, as well as to diplomats and professionals involved in development aid.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Comparing Bhutan’s Development Trajectories
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GNH, Equality and Inclusion/Exclusion
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Culture, Legal Issues and the Politics of Change
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Health, Food and Disparities
Reviews
“This is certainly an interesting book, and it brings to the surface much valuable information that should be useful for any scholar of the region, and in particular any lover of academic contested issues.” (Frank Rennie, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 39 (3), 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Development Challenges in Bhutan
Book Subtitle: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness
Editors: Johannes Dragsbæk Schmidt
Series Title: Contemporary South Asian Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47924-8Published: 30 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83860-1Published: 20 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47925-5Published: 21 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2509-4173
Series E-ISSN: 2509-4181
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 263
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Studies, International Political Economy, Development Economics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Asian Politics