Introduction
Today, like most countries around the world, Bhutan is looking ahead to re-orient its national strategies in a changed world. This issue of The Druk Journal comes at a time when the country is "reimagining" a future vision for a number of vital areas of growth and development. The articles anticipate governance in critical areas like agriculture, education, health and the national economy. They look at the aspirations of youth and expectations of the elderly. We hope that the thinking and recommendations of well-meaning citizens, observers, and experts bring value to the discourse on nation-building.
Bhutan After the COVID-19 Crisis
Spring 2021 | Volume 7, Issue 1
Table of Contents
Editorial
Bhutan After the COVID-19 Crisis
Governance Through Change
Re-imagining Bhutan: an Introduction
UNDP Bhutan and BCMD
Anticipatory Governance — the Bhutanese Way
Azusa Kubota and Giulio Quaggiotto
A Civil Service for the Future
Rabsel Dorji
Re-planning Essential Sectors
Reforming the Renewable Natural Resources Sector
A Perspective of a Retiree
Dr Dorjee Kinlay
The Pandemic — Global and National Perspectives
Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo and Dr Bjorn Melgaard
(Re)thinking Education
Chencho Lhamu
Online Teaching and Learning
Tshewang Dorji
Ideas for a Post-COVID Bhutanese Economy
Scott Standley
Enabling the Private Sector for Economic Well-being
Dorji Wangchuk
Trans Bhutan Trail
Tracing the Footsteps of the Ancestors on a Path to the Future
Stephen Couchman and Tandin Wangmo
Building Equitable Cities
Lhazin Y Nedup
The Early Years
Youth in Democracy — the Reality
Ngawang Rigsar Wangchuk
Forces Shaping Bhutan’s Young Social Capital
Dechen Rabgyal
The Later Years
Social Security After the COVID-19 Crisis
Dr Stephen Kidd and Dr Nayha Mansoor
Retirement After the COVID-19 Crisis
Leki Wangmo