The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India. (Derek Bok)

The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India.

Derek Bok

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