Jeonju, South Korea 2015

Local Futures’ 6th international Economics of Happiness Conference took place in Jeonju, South Korea from September 3rd – 5th, 2015.  As an initiative of the Mayor of Jeonju himself, the event was organized in collaboration with the Jeonju city government.

This gathering provided an exciting opportunity to contribute to positive policy change and resulted in the Jeonju Declaration on the Economics of Happiness. For the full text see here:
Jeonju Declaration on the Economics of Happiness, September 5th, 2015

The Jeonju Economics of Happiness Conference was followed by a meeting of local government representatives on September 7th, entitled “Economics of Happiness: Localization and the Future of Society”. Download the program here

Read about Jeonju and the Economics of Happiness Conference here:
Jeonju, South Korea: Come for the Food, Stay for the Environment, published by City Talk, a blog by ICLEI, July 30th, 2015