The Flourishing Development Paradigm

By: Thapa, Dorendra Bahadur

Book Description

Reimagine Development: From Growth to Flourishing

For decades, progress has been measured by a single, flawed metric: economic growth. Despite unprecedented global wealth, inequality, ecological collapse, and social fragmentation are deepening. We are wealthier, but are we truly flourishing?

The Flourishing Development Paradigm offers a revolutionary alternative. This book dismantles the outdated, growth-obsessed models of the 20th century and presents a powerful new framework for the 21st. It argues that true development is not about what economies produce, but about what systems enable people and places to become.

This is a practical guide for policymakers, practitioners, and changemakers ready to build a better world. Explore a holistic model that integrates human dignity, institutional fairness, and ecological integrity. Learn how to design systems that move beyond survival to shared prosperity and planetary well-being. This is more than a critique; it is a roadmap for building a future where all life can flourish.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6GTNP3W
• ISBN13: 9798235466470
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Dorendra Bahadur Thapa
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"