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Title: Bhutanese Public Policy in the 'Century of Interdependence'
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Peter D. Hershock
One Sentence Summary: This article advocates the adoption of Buddhist perspectives in meeting the challenges posed by increasing global "interdependence."

Description: This article advocates the adoption of Buddhist perspectives in meeting the challenges posed by increasing global "interdependence." It argues that globalization has added significant complexity to the formation of public policy in social, economic, and political spheres. The author advocates the adoption of Buddhist perspectives in meeting the challenges posed by such increasing "interdependence." The author cites the case of Bhutan, particularly in its adoption of Gross National Happiness as a development aim, as an example of utilizing Buddhist principles in public policy. The end of the article focuses on education and examines how Buddhist ideals might be applied in the Bhutanese educational curriculum to prepare students to meet the challenges of local and global interdependence. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-07)
Publisher: The Centre for Bhutan Studies
Normalized publisher place: Thimphu, Bhutan
Publisher country: Bhutan
Publisher URL: www.bhutanstudies.org.bt
Published Date: 2004
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/jbs/JBS_11_05.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Bhutan -- Journal of Bhutan Studies -- (2004) Vol. 11
Cultural Coverage: Bhutan
Temporal coverage: 20th century CE
21st century CE
Language: English
Source URL: http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/journal/journal.htm
Source: Journal of Bhutan Studies
Source Editor: Karma Ura
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 11
Source Page Numbers: 89-111
Frequency of publication: Semi-annually
ISBN/ISSN: 16084128

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Resource Type: Article
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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-19 16:24:56
Date Record Checked: 2006-02-07
Date Last Modified: 2006-02-07 14:47:21
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