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The Gross National Happiness Conference in Bhutan

    The European SPES was active in contributing to the scientific program of the International Conference on Gross National Happiness organized by the Centre for Bhutan Studies in November 4–6, 2015 in Paro, Bhutan.

    The following presentations were included in the conference forming a track in Buddhist economics:

    Knut Ims (Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen): Deep Ecology and Its Relevance for GNH and Bhutan

    Luk Bouckaert (Catholic University of Leuven): Public Happiness and Cultural Values

    Rita Ghesquiere (Catholic University of Leuven): Resilience and Cultural Literacy

    Hendrik Opdebeeck (University of Antwerp): Buddhism as a Source of Revitalization of Sustainability Management in the West: The Case of E.F. Schumacher

    Manas Chatterji (Binghamton University – The State University of New York): Culture, Ethics and CSR

    Sanjoy Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Management Shillong): In Quest of Happiness: Glimpses from Indian Wisdom

    Laszlo Zsolnai (Corvinus University of Budapest) produced a video presentation on Buddhist Economics for the conference. The video is available at: https://laszlo-zsolnai.com/buddhist-economics-video/