Bhutan's "Gross National Happiness" backfires as 9% of its population flees
Bhutan is the only country in the world that uses Gross National Happiness to measure its success. But it looks like the country's focus on happiness has backfired, at least for now, as its citizens are fleeing in droves.
"It is an existential crisis," said the kingdom's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay via CBS News…
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