BLUF
Brazil is adopting a Gross National Happiness Index. Like Bhutan, the intention is to measure societal progress beyond the conventional international economic yardsticks by giving emphasis to happiness, environmental balance, and sound governance.Learning Outcomes:
- Appreciate that wellbeing and happiness can be factors contributing to national productivity
- Appreciate that productivity can be measured through different indexes
- Understand the correlation between living standards and psychological wellbeing, health, time use and balance, education, cultural diversity and resilience, good governance, community vitality, ecological diversity and resilience
