HELP WANTED IN ‘THE GARDEN OF EDEN’
September 1st, 2012
BY TENZING LAMSANG in BHUTAN
HELP WANTED IN 'THE GARDEN OF EDEN'
The tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has undergone tremendous changes in the last decade, from opening up to television and the internet in 1999, to the introduction of parliamentary democracy in 2008 by an enlightened monarchy. There has been an explosion of economic activity with Bhutan having one of the world's highest growth rates, 11.3% in 2011, led mainly by hydro-electric power, infrastructure construction, and tourism. As economic activities have grown, financial services, auditing and ...
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