LONDON, U.K - A Movement for happiness had been launched in Britain. An Action for Happiness says it is a "mass movement for a happier society" based on scientific principles. Its founders include an eminent economist, a former government policy chief and the biographer of Tony Blair. 
The new organization is dedicated to the principle that money can't buy happiness but individual acts of kindness can. Co-founder Richard Layard of the London School of Economics says he hopes millions will join the campaign that starts Tuesday in hope of creating "more happiness in the world around them".- Research suggests Western nations' happiness levels remained static even as societies have grown richer. Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to increase Britain's happiness and has instructed statisticians to measure national well being.
- Global happiness surveys produce surprising results, putting countries like Bangladesh and Nigeria ahead of much richer European and North American nations.
The search to find out why has spurred a growing "science of happiness" movement that has taken root in several countries.The concept was pioneered by the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, whose king decreed a policy of Gross National Happiness in the early 1990s to promote his people's well-being amid economic development.
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