BTI 2020 Country Report: Bhutan | Land Portal
BTI 2020 Country Report: Bhutan

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Mayo 2020
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39
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This report is part of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) 2020. It covers the period from February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2019. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of governance in 137 countries. More on the BTI at https://www.bti-project.org.

Bhutan’s democracy consolidated further following the third elections to National Council and National Assembly in 2018. In the primary round of National Assembly elections, voters favored a newly established third party, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), followed by the opposition in the last parliament, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). The incumbent People’s Democratic Party (PDP) failed to advance to the general round. As the political parties have become more competitive, oppositional politics has taken a more adversarial tone with political rivals accusing each other of corruption and calling for greater transparency and accountability. While political parties remained highly deferential to the king and the Gross National Happiness policy, the performance of the previous government drew criticism.

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Bertelsmann Stiftung

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Bertelsmann Stiftung

The Bertelsmann Stiftung is committed to ensuring everyone can participate in society. Since the foundation was established in 1977, roughly 380 employees at our Gütersloh headquarters and other international locations have developed a wide range of projects and initiatives designed to achieve this goal.

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