Happiness Is Equality

Average incomes have been going up steadily, but typical incomes have been stagnating or even falling, implying that most of the gains of growth have been captured by a minority – sometimes a very small minority. Nowadays, it seems, it is not more growth that we want, but more equality.

LONDON – The king of Bhutan wants to make us all happier. Governments, he says, should aim to maximize their people’s Gross National Happiness rather than their Gross National Product. Does this new emphasis on happiness represent a shift or just a passing fad?

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