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GNH Screening Tool Frameworks for Integrating Gross National Happiness into Planning Process 11/19/2024 1  GNH screening tool Developed by Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) The main objective of G...

GNH Screening Tool Frameworks for Integrating Gross National Happiness into Planning Process 11/19/2024 1  GNH screening tool Developed by Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) The main objective of GNH screening tool is to provide a framework for conducting a systematic appraisal of the potential effects of proposed policies and projects on key GNH determinants that will impact the happiness of the population. 11/19/2024 2  GNH screening tool Consist of four pointer scale 1 being the most negative and 4 as the most positive score 11/19/2024 3  Method Each GNH determinant will be is assessed on 1 to 4 scale. For example, “equity” is one of the key GNH determinants in policy screening tool. The impact of a particular policy on “equity” will be scored from 1 to 4 as illustrated below. 11/19/2024 4  Method Score 1 if the policy will increase the gap between the rich and the poor. Score 2 if the policy’s impact on equity not known. Score 3 if the policy’s impact on equity will be neither negative nor positive. Score 4 if the policy will narrow the rich-poor gap. 11/19/2024 5  Method If the score is 1, the impact is negative; so the policy must be rejected. If the score is 2, the impact is unknown; so the policy must be reviewed. If the score is 3, the impact is neutral; so the policy must be approved. If the score is 4, the impact is positive; so the policy must be approved. 11/19/2024 6  Method The scores of all evaluators on each indicator are added followed by adding of scores of all indicators. The sum is divided by number of evaluators to calculate the average score. For example: No of indicators 23 No of evaluators 7 Total score 420 (from total evaluators) Average score (420/7) 60 11/19/2024 7  Method The neutral score is the minimum a policy has to get to get approval. All evaluators will score the policy or project against known or potential effects (from negative, unknown, neutral to positive) on each indicator. Wherever relevant, the evaluator must provide justification for giving particular score. 11/19/2024 8  GNH Policy Screening Tool There will be one GNH policy screening tool for all ministries, sectors, and agencies A total of 23 key GNH determinants have been selected for GNH policy screening tool from the nine domains of GNH: health, education, living standards, ecological diversity and resilience, good governance, culture diversity and resilience, community vitality, psychological wellbeing, and time use. 11/19/2024 9 Key determinants of GNH Policy Screening Tool 1. Equity 13. Health 2. Security 14. Stress 3. Material 15. Information 4. Pollution 16. Participation 5. Biodiversity 17. Anti-corruption 6. Nature 18. Judiciary access 7. Learning 19. Judiciary effectiveness 8. Productivity 20. Rights 9. Family 21. Culture 10. Spirituality 22. Discrimination 11. Recreation 23. Values 12. Support 11/19/2024 10 A hypothetical score of Bhutan’s policy to join World Trade Organization (WTO) after evaluating the policy against 23 key determinants, done by four evaluators. 11/19/2024 11  Since the score of 61.75 is below the neutral score of 69, the policy is not approved. 11/19/2024 12