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A country that was closed to foreigners until 1974 and only recently opened up to the forces of globalization lacked the tools to cope with new found economic growth and the wealth it brought.

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HAPPINESS OR DEVELOPMENT? But it seems to be getting harder to convince people to put a holistic sense of happiness ahead of raw economic development.

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