Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the eastern Himalayas that is attempting to pursue an alternative to the common approaches to the relationships among science, technology, and ethics. Bordered on the north by Tibet and on the south by India,...

Kingdom of Bhutan Druk-Yul CAPITAL: Thimphu (Tashi Chho Dzong) FLAG: The flag is divided diagonally into an orange-yellow field above and a crimson field below. In the center is a wingless white Chinese dragon. ANTHEM: Gyelpo Tenjur, beginning...

In Bhutan, history is simultaneously religious and political. For example, the native name of the country, Druk yul, is derived from the name of the Drukpa Buddhist sect. Even now the administrative center (dzong) of each district functions as both a...

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Bhutan's rugged terrains and enforced isolation enable its government to protect the country's architectural heritage from Western influence. However, modernist ideas are gradually entering the country's boundaries, threatening the survival of Bhutan's centuries-old architectural tradition. These ideas have undesirable effects on the cultural, aesthetic...

An accountant doing voluntary work in Bhutan discusses her role as a finance officer. She is developing procedures for taxation policies. The current policy is complex and is not comprehensive. Staff do not really understand accounting methods so she has produced a tax manual....