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Bhutan is the only mixed-market, democratic nation in the world founded on Buddhist principles and values, rather than Western-liberal ones. This text explains Bhutan's unique model of democracy and economic development, its philosophical foundations and its practical relevance as an alternative approach to today's political and economic challenges.

Buddhism and politics --- Democracy --- Religion and politics --- Bhutan --- Politics and government. --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Politics and religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Self-government --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Buddhism --- Politics and Buddhism --- Religious aspects --- Political aspects --- Bhoutan --- Bhotan --- Boutan --- Bootan --- ʼBrug-yul --- Druk-yul --- Phūthān --- Kingdom of Bhutan --- ʼBrug Rgyal-khab --- Dru Gäkhap --- Bhoetan --- بوتان --- Būtān --- Reino de Bután --- Botan --- Vutã --- Tetã Vutã --- Butan Krallığı --- Бутан --- Бутан Короллеге --- Butan Korollege --- Каралеўства Бутан --- Karaleŭstva Butan --- Кралство Бутан --- Kralstvo Butan --- Kraljevina Butan --- Бутан патшалăхĕ --- Butan patshalăkhĕ --- Bhútánské království --- Teyrnas Bhutan --- Kongedømmet Bhutan --- Königreich Bhutan --- Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh Bikéyah --- Bhutani Kuningriik --- Μπουτάν --- Βασίλειο του Μπουτάν --- Vasileio tou Boutan --- Butano --- Bhutano --- Reĝlando Butano --- Bhutango Erresuma --- Kongaríkið Bhutan --- Kongsríkið Butan --- Royaume du Bhoutan --- An Bhútain --- Bhútain --- Ríocht na Bútáine --- Rìoghachd Bhutàin --- Бутанмудин Нутг --- Butanmudin Nutg --- 부탄 --- Put'an --- Butana

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This compact and elegant work provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan’s unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes, ecological customs and practices, both in historic and contemporary terms. At the same time, Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom places the ecological context, including a section on animal rights in Bhutan, within the nation’s Buddhist spiritual and ethical setting. Historic contextualization accents the book’s rich accounting of every national park and scientific reserve, as well as providing up-to-the-minute climate-change related hurdles for the country. Merging interdisciplinary sciences, engineering and humanities data in a compelling up-to-date portrait of the country, the authors have presented this dramatic compendium against the backdrop of an urgent, global ecological time-frame. It thus becomes clear that the articulated stakes for Bhutan, like her neighboring Himalayan and Indian sub-continental countries (China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar), are immense as the Anthropocene epoch unfolds, affecting every living being across the planet. Because Bhutan’s two most rewarding revenue streams derive from the sale of hydroelectric power and from tourism, the complexities of modern pressures facing a nation that prides herself on maintaining traditional customs in what has been a uniquely isolated nation are critical.

Bhutan --- Civilization. --- Bhoutan --- Bhotan --- Boutan --- Bootan --- ʼBrug-yul --- Druk-yul --- Phūthān --- Kingdom of Bhutan --- ʼBrug Rgyal-khab --- Dru Gäkhap --- Bhoetan --- بوتان --- Būtān --- Reino de Bután --- Botan --- Vutã --- Tetã Vutã --- Butan Krallığı --- Бутан --- Бутан Короллеге --- Butan Korollege --- Каралеўства Бутан --- Karaleŭstva Butan --- Кралство Бутан --- Kralstvo Butan --- Kraljevina Butan --- Бутан патшалăхĕ --- Butan patshalăkhĕ --- Bhútánské království --- Teyrnas Bhutan --- Kongedømmet Bhutan --- Königreich Bhutan --- Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh Bikéyah --- Bhutani Kuningriik --- Μπουτάν --- Βασίλειο του Μπουτάν --- Vasileio tou Boutan --- Butano --- Bhutano --- Reĝlando Butano --- Bhutango Erresuma --- Kongaríkið Bhutan --- Kongsríkið Butan --- Royaume du Bhoutan --- An Bhútain --- Bhútain --- Ríocht na Bútáine --- Rìoghachd Bhutàin --- Бутанмудин Нутг --- Butanmudin Nutg --- 부탄 --- Put'an --- Butana --- Conservation biology. --- Life sciences. --- Environmental law. --- Animal welfare. --- Environmental sciences-Philosoph. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Popular Life Sciences. --- Popular Science in Nature and Environment. --- Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. --- Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics. --- Environmental Philosophy. --- Abuse of animals --- Animal cruelty --- Animals --- Animals, Cruelty to --- Animals, Protection of --- Animals, Treatment of --- Cruelty to animals --- Humane treatment of animals --- Kindness to animals --- Mistreatment of animals --- Neglect of animals --- Prevention of cruelty to animals --- Protection of animals --- Treatment of animals --- Welfare, Animal --- Environment law --- Environmental control --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- Environmental policy --- Law --- Sustainable development --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Abuse of --- Social aspects --- Law and legislation --- Ecology . --- Nature. --- Environment. --- Environmental policy. --- Environmental sciences—Philosophy. --- Environment and state --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Government policy