http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Gross_National_Happiness&feed=atom&action=historyGross National Happiness - Revision history2024-03-29T14:15:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.26.3http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Gross_National_Happiness&diff=5415&oldid=prevDschuler at 06:30, 22 April 20172017-04-22T06:30:47Z<p></p>
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</table>Onemic18http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Gross_National_Happiness&diff=2125&oldid=prevHunjes22: /* Affects and Effects */2011-05-27T00:45:57Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Affects and Effects</span></span></p>
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</table>Hunjes22http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Gross_National_Happiness&diff=1885&oldid=prevHunjes22: /* What Can We Conclude? */2011-05-23T10:24:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">What Can We Conclude?</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ultimately, Gross National Happiness is the embodiment of the [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/245/ ''Alternative Progress Indices''] pattern card.  The need for appraisal of human values to compliment the economic welfare of a people can be a very good way to create equitable opportunities and provide sustainability in both economic and ecological terms.  It is clear that GDP alone cannot <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">portray </del>an accurate route for a successful future.  Environmental squalor and the fiscal costs associated with violent or destructive aspects of society diminish quality of life and do not encourage benevolent behavior.  GDP does, despite all its flaws, show us how efficiently our resources are being used in a clear cut, easy to see picture.  How well our financial needs are being met could not be measured better.  The productivity of businesses has been improved almost unfathomably from the insight of monetary exchange between extraction, production, and use.  But even prominent GDP developer Simon Kuznets acknowledges that “The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income… Goals for ‘more’ growth should specify of what and for what.”(Kuznets, 1962)  GNH is the yin for this yang.  The indications of its measurements suggest what goods or services need to be increased and for how long.  When the need is met, resources can be allocated elsewhere, creating equitable development.  GNH by itself is not all encompassing either.  Focus only on spiritual fulfillment may overlook deficits in business interaction.  If the economy stagnates, GNH offers little in the ways of remedies.  When Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Happiness are taken into account equally, the most truthful representation of the country’s status may be realized.  They offer the most holistic approach to analyzing progress.  GNH will show where the challenges lie, and GDP will show the means by which they can be met.  The integration between government, business, and private spheres supports civic intelligence on the highest level.  It supports the proliferation of many other capacities of civic intelligence that are inherent to the good of communities of all sizes.  Examples include [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/221/ ''Sustainable Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/287/ ''Future Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/286/ ''Value Sensitive design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/299/ ''Sustainability Appraisal''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/217/ ''Dematerialization''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/227/ ''Whole Cost''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/594/ ''Participatory Budgeting''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/277/ ''Grassroots Public Policy Development''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/292/ ''Citizen Diplomacy''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/209/ ''Collective Decision Making''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/211/ ''Working Class Consciousness''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/226/ ''Big-Picture Health Information''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/254/ ''Indigenous Media''], and [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/300/ ''Shared Vision''] among others.  In our changing world, this integral way of understanding progress can carry us gracefully into the future. Namaste.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ultimately, Gross National Happiness is the embodiment of the [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/245/ ''Alternative Progress Indices''] pattern card.  The need for appraisal of human values to compliment the economic welfare of a people can be a very good way to create equitable opportunities and provide sustainability in both economic and ecological terms.  It is clear that GDP alone cannot <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">determine </ins>an accurate route for a successful future.  Environmental squalor and the fiscal costs associated with violent or destructive aspects of society diminish quality of life and do not encourage benevolent behavior.  GDP does, despite all its flaws, show us how efficiently our resources are being used in a clear cut, easy to see picture.  How well our financial needs are being met could not be measured better.  The productivity of businesses has been improved almost unfathomably from the insight of monetary exchange between extraction, production, and use.  But even prominent GDP developer Simon Kuznets acknowledges that “The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income… Goals for ‘more’ growth should specify of what and for what.”(Kuznets, 1962)  GNH is the yin for this yang.  The indications of its measurements suggest what goods or services need to be increased and for how long.  When the need is met, resources can be allocated elsewhere, creating equitable development.  GNH by itself is not all encompassing either.  Focus only on spiritual fulfillment may overlook deficits in business interaction.  If the economy stagnates, GNH offers little in the ways of remedies.  When Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Happiness are taken into account equally, the most truthful representation of the country’s status may be realized.  They offer the most holistic approach to analyzing progress.  GNH will show where the challenges lie, and GDP will show the means by which they can be met.  The integration between government, business, and private spheres supports civic intelligence on the highest level.  It supports the proliferation of many other capacities of civic intelligence that are inherent to the good of communities of all sizes.  Examples include [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/221/ ''Sustainable Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/287/ ''Future Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/286/ ''Value Sensitive design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/299/ ''Sustainability Appraisal''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/217/ ''Dematerialization''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/227/ ''Whole Cost''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/594/ ''Participatory Budgeting''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/277/ ''Grassroots Public Policy Development''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/292/ ''Citizen Diplomacy''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/209/ ''Collective Decision Making''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/211/ ''Working Class Consciousness''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/226/ ''Big-Picture Health Information''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/254/ ''Indigenous Media''], and [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/300/ ''Shared Vision''] among others.  In our changing world, this integral way of understanding progress can carry us gracefully into the future. Namaste.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Hunjes22http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Gross_National_Happiness&diff=1884&oldid=prevHunjes22: /* How It Works */2011-05-23T10:11:20Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">How It Works</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Bhutanese Government administers a </del>survey <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">also </del>developed by the Centre for Bhutan Studies to the public.  Answers given in the survey are numbered.  Lowered numbers indicate deficiency and higher numbers mean sufficiency has been met.  Within the government body, the GNH Commission receives and analyzes the surveys and makes a formal report on what principles are not being upheld.  Government run institutions can then respond immediately.  Institutions outside this sphere <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">adhere </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">government decree</del>, which <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Parliament </del>creates <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">by passing </del>bills and other measures that are pertinent to the results of the survey.  Additionally, proposals for policies must pass through a policy screening derived from GNH principles, developed by Karma Ura. A screening process is in place for projects as well.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In order for it to work, human needs must be placed as the central focus of production.  As values come to embody biological needs such as warmth, compassion, empathy, love, food, and shelter, they shape the [''indicators''] that monitor the distribution of goods and services that encourage them.  Appropriate indicators are necessary for the adhesion to the 9 principles.  A </ins>survey <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of both multiple choice and written responses </ins>developed by the Centre for Bhutan Studies <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is given </ins>to the public.  Answers given in the survey are numbered.  Lowered numbers indicate deficiency and higher numbers mean sufficiency has been met.  Within the government body, the GNH Commission <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(working with the Centre for Bhutan Studies) </ins>receives and analyzes the surveys and makes a formal report on what principles are not being upheld.  Government run institutions can then respond immediately.  Institutions outside this sphere <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">respond </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">parliamentary rule</ins>, which creates bills and other measures that are pertinent to the results of the survey.  Additionally, proposals for policies must pass through a policy screening derived from GNH principles, developed by Karma Ura. A screening process is in place for projects as well.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ultimately, Gross National Happiness is the embodiment of the [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/245/ ''Alternative Progress Indices''] pattern card.  The need for appraisal of human values to compliment the economic welfare of a people can be a very good way to create equitable opportunities and provide sustainability in both economic and ecological terms.  It is clear that GDP alone cannot portray an accurate route for a successful future.  Environmental squalor and the fiscal costs associated with violent or destructive aspects of society diminish quality of life and do not encourage benevolent behavior.  GDP does, despite all its flaws, show us how efficiently our resources are being used in a clear cut, easy to see picture.  How well our financial needs are being met could not be measured better.  The productivity of businesses has been improved almost unfathomably from the insight of monetary exchange between extraction, production, and use.  But even prominent GDP developer Simon Kuznets acknowledges that “The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income… Goals for ‘more’ growth should specify of what and for what.”  GNH is the yin for this yang.  The indications of its measurements suggest what goods or services need to be increased and for how long.  When the need is met, resources can be allocated elsewhere, creating equitable development.  GNH by itself is not all encompassing either.  Focus only on spiritual fulfillment may overlook deficits in business interaction.  If the economy stagnates, GNH offers little in the ways of remedies.  When Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Happiness are taken into account equally, the most truthful representation of the country’s status may be realized.  They offer the most holistic approach to analyzing progress.  GNH will show where the challenges lie, and GDP will show the means by which they can be met.  The integration between government, business, and private spheres supports civic intelligence on the highest level.  It supports the proliferation of many other capacities of civic intelligence that are inherent to the good of communities of all sizes.  Examples include [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/221/ ''Sustainable Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/287/ ''Future Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/286/ ''Value Sensitive design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/299/ ''Sustainability Appraisal''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/217/ ''Dematerialization''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/227/ ''Whole Cost''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/594/ ''Participatory Budgeting''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/277/ ''Grassroots Public Policy Development''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/292/ ''Citizen Diplomacy''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/209/ ''Collective Decision Making''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/211/ ''Working Class Consciousness''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/226/ ''Big-Picture Health Information''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/254/ ''Indigenous Media''], and [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/300/ ''Shared Vision''] among others.  In our changing world, this integral way of understanding progress can carry us gracefully into the future. Namaste.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Ultimately, Gross National Happiness is the embodiment of the [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/245/ ''Alternative Progress Indices''] pattern card.  The need for appraisal of human values to compliment the economic welfare of a people can be a very good way to create equitable opportunities and provide sustainability in both economic and ecological terms.  It is clear that GDP alone cannot portray an accurate route for a successful future.  Environmental squalor and the fiscal costs associated with violent or destructive aspects of society diminish quality of life and do not encourage benevolent behavior.  GDP does, despite all its flaws, show us how efficiently our resources are being used in a clear cut, easy to see picture.  How well our financial needs are being met could not be measured better.  The productivity of businesses has been improved almost unfathomably from the insight of monetary exchange between extraction, production, and use.  But even prominent GDP developer Simon Kuznets acknowledges that “The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income… Goals for ‘more’ growth should specify of what and for what.”<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(Kuznets, 1962) </ins> GNH is the yin for this yang.  The indications of its measurements suggest what goods or services need to be increased and for how long.  When the need is met, resources can be allocated elsewhere, creating equitable development.  GNH by itself is not all encompassing either.  Focus only on spiritual fulfillment may overlook deficits in business interaction.  If the economy stagnates, GNH offers little in the ways of remedies.  When Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Happiness are taken into account equally, the most truthful representation of the country’s status may be realized.  They offer the most holistic approach to analyzing progress.  GNH will show where the challenges lie, and GDP will show the means by which they can be met.  The integration between government, business, and private spheres supports civic intelligence on the highest level.  It supports the proliferation of many other capacities of civic intelligence that are inherent to the good of communities of all sizes.  Examples include [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/221/ ''Sustainable Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/287/ ''Future Design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/286/ ''Value Sensitive design''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/299/ ''Sustainability Appraisal''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/217/ ''Dematerialization''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/227/ ''Whole Cost''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/594/ ''Participatory Budgeting''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/277/ ''Grassroots Public Policy Development''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/292/ ''Citizen Diplomacy''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/209/ ''Collective Decision Making''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/211/ ''Working Class Consciousness''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/226/ ''Big-Picture Health Information''], [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/254/ ''Indigenous Media''], and [http://www.publicsphereproject.org/drupal/node/300/ ''Shared Vision''] among others.  In our changing world, this integral way of understanding progress can carry us gracefully into the future. Namaste.</div></td></tr>
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