Granville High School Global Awareness Research

Bhutan - Resources on various topics

Prepared by Magda El-Sherbini

Tech/Materialism 

ConnectGov 2016 to attract 100 Asian tech leaders at Bhutan. InfoTrac Computer Database. 2016. 

Foreign direct investment and its impact on development path of Bhutan. BASE. 2008.

Selling Desire and Dissatisfaction: Why Advertising should be banned From Bhutanese Television. JSTOR Journals. 2006. 

Tech training for Bhutan forest officials.(Guwahati). Global Issues in Context. 2015 

Health 

Access to safe drinking water and human health: Empirical evidence from rural Bhutan. : Scopus. 2016 

Association between Sleep Duration and Self-Reported Health Status: Findings from the Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Study. Africa-Wide Information. 2017 

Culture Matters: Indigenizing Patient Safety in Bhutan. EconLit. 2017. 

Domestic use of dirty energy and its effects on human health: empirical evidence from Bhutan. Scopus. 2017. 

Factors associated with delivery at home in Bhutan: findings from the National Health Survey 2012. Scopus. 2018. 

Findings from Chulalongkorn University Update Knowledge of SocialScience and Medicine (Social capital, outpatient care utilization andchoice between different levels of health facilities in rural and urbanareas of Bhutan).(Report). Global Issues in Context. 2018. 

Globalization and Internationalization: the Implications on the Mental Health Field in Bhutan. Scopus. 2018. 

Identifying and confirming demotivating factors for village health workers in rural communities of Bhutan. Scopus. 2018. 

Increasing compliance with alcohol service laws in a developing country: intervention trial in the Kingdom of Bhutan.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2016. 

International health and the limits of its global influence: Bhutan and the worldwide smallpox eradication programme.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013. 

Retinal Parameters as Compared with Head Circumference, Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index in Children in Kenya and Bhutan. Africa-Wide Information. 2018. 

Social capital, outpatient care utilization and choice between different levels of health facilities in rural and urban areas of Bhutan. Scopus. 2018. 

Socioeconomic, religious, spiritual and health factors associated with symptoms of common mental disorders: A cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Study, 2015. Scopus. 2018. 

Strengthening non-communicable disease policy with lessons from Bhutan: linking gross national happiness and health policy action. Scopus. 2018. 

The Paradox of Happiness: Health and Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bhutan. SocINDEX with Full Text. 2016. 

Education 

Community-based survey during rabies outbreaks in Rangjung town, Trashigang, eastern Bhutan, 2016.  MEDLINE with Full Text. 2017 

Gender bias in schooling: the case for Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013. 

How Do First Year Students Learn C Programming in Bhutan?  IEEE Xplore Digital Library. 2017. 

Impact of education doctorates: the case of developing country, Bhutan. Scopus. 2018. 

Inclusive Education in Bhutan: A Small State with Alternative Priorities. ERIC. 2012. 

Rural Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Household Welfare in Bhutan. Sociological Collection. 2018. 

Supporting students with disability in schools in Bhutan: perspectives from school principals. Education Research Complete. 2019. 

The Impact of Rural Electrification on Income and Education: Evidence from Bhutan.  EconLit. 2018. 

The State of Integration of the Virtual Learning Environment and ICT into the Pedagogy of the Royal University of Bhutan: A Descriptive Study. ERIC. 2016. 

What Discourses Relating to the Purpose of Early Childhood Are Shaping the Work of Early Childhood Practitioners in Three Different Contexts: UK, Bhutan and Fiji?  ERIC. 2018. 

Politics and Economy

Bhutan and Sino-Indian rivalry: the price of proximity.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2018. 

Bhutan economy: Quick View - New government concludes firstparliamentary session. Global Issues in Context. 2019. 

Bhutan government set to buy back unsold cardamom. Global Issues in Context. 2018. 

Bhutan in 2016: a new era is born. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2017. 

Bhutan in 2017: preparing a new cycle. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2018. 

Bhutan politics: Bhutan elects new party to government. Academic OneFile. 2018. 

Bhutan seeks happiness in electing new government. Zad Newspapers. 2018. 

Bhutan seeks happiness in a new government.  Zad Newspapers. 2018. 

Bhutan's interim government dissolved.  Global Issues in Context. 2018. 

Bhutan's new government assumes office. Global Issues in Context. 2018. 

Buddhist biopower? – Variegated governmentality in Bhutan's Gross National Happiness agenda. Environment Complete. 2018. 

Dictated democracy? On the eve of Bhutan's second nationwide polls, the region's newest democracy faces myriad challenges. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013. 

From Popular Pilgrimage Festival to State Monastic Performance – The Politics of Cultural Production at Gomphu Kora, East Bhutan. BASE. 2018. 

Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: political institutions and implementation. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2015. 

Impacts of Recent Policy Changes on Rural Communities and Species Diversity in Government-Managed Forests of Western Bhutan. JSTOR Journals 2010 

Implementation of national action plans on noncommunicable diseases, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. 2019 

International Criminal Court : Article 98 : agreement between the United States of America and Bhutan, signed at Washington, May 2, 2003. Government Printing Office Catalog. 2012. 

International politics of Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2004. 

Monetary policy framework for the Royal Government of Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2017. 

Nepal and Bhutan in 2012: uncertain democratic consolidation.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013. 

Nepal and Bhutan in 2013: a year of elections.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2014. 

Nepal and Bhutan in 2014: new governments, old problems. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2015. 

Nepal and Bhutan in 2015: shifting ground. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2016. 

Politics of gross national happiness : governance and development in Bhutan. BASE. 2018. 

Policy of happiness: Bhutan's innovation is vesting the government with responsibility for the people's frame of mind.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2018. 

Second elections and democratic consolidation: the experience of Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2014. 

Technical Assistance For Renewable Natural Resources And Climate Change Response And Local Governments And Decentralization Bhutan.  Academic OneFile. 2018. 

The politics of Bhutan: change in continuity. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2000. 

Where did Bhutan's gross national happiness come from? The origins of an invented tradition.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2016. 

Women and politics in democratic transitions: the case of Bhutan. MasterFILE Premier. 2017. 

Environmental 

Bhutan and climate change: identifying strategic implications. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013 

Bhutan: Can the 1.5[degrees]C Agenda Be Integrated with Growth in Wealth and Happiness? Academic OneFile. 2018. 

Bhutan,United States: Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation: Seeking Proposals for Management Board Approved Grant Program.  InfoTrac Newsstand. 2018. 

Emerging environmental issues in Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2007 

Environmental modernity in Bhutan : entangled landscapes, Buddhist narratives and inhabiting the land. British Library EThOS. 2015. 

Exploring governance structures of high altitude rangeland in Bhutan using Ostrom’s Design Principles. BASE. 2018. 

Fuelwood use and availability in Bhutan: implications for national policy and local forest management. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2014. 

Gross national happiness and environmental status in Bhutan. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2006. 

Joint approach combining damage and paleoseismology observations constrains the 1714AD Bhutan earthquake at magnitude 8 +/- 0.5. SwePub. 2016 

Spirits and Nature: The Intertwining of Sacred Cosmologies and Environmental Conservation in Bhutan. Religion and Philosophy Collection. 2017. 

Sustaining conservation finance: future directions for the Bhutan Trust Fund for environmental conservation. Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2001. 

The Economics and Environmental Effects of Plastic Ban and Deysho Production in Bhutan. BASE. 2018 

Waking the watchdog: needs, opportunities, and challenges of environmental advocacy in modern Bhutan.  Bibliography of Asian Studies. 2013. 

What nations around the world can learn from Bhutan environmental sustainability. General OneFile. 2018