In last two years the world has seen an intensification (1) ______. in the search for sustainable development and social (2) ______. responsible business. A series of events, from demonstrations at the WTO meetings in Seattle expressing dissatisfaction for the effects of economic globalization, the terrorist attacks (3) ______. on the WTO in New York on "9·11", corporate financial scandals such as Enron, WorldCom and Ahold, the collapse (4) ______. of He Argentinean economy and the Internet bubble, have extended this search from wastern social and environmental circles to mainstream economic and business circles across the globe. According to Hazel Henderson, a leading thinker on economics and development, the traditional economic (5) ______. profession is in a state of crisis. We witness such impoverishing (6) ______. of millions in Thailand, Indonesia and the other "tiger economies" during the Asian meltdown, as well as in Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. Too often, luring people from their traditional ways and communities into monetarized urban areas has proved unsustainably and led to such human tragedies. (7) ______. This criticism is recognized by an increasing number of mainstream economists, who are "defecting" their orthodoxies. They are helping expand the horizons of the economics profession toward a more modest, inclusive and inter-disciplinary stance. Leading universities and institutes like the World Bank are stepping up research (8) ______. on alternate development indicators, accounting for "softer" (9) ______. values such as environment, social values and general well being of the society with a long term time horizon. These efforts reflect much of that the notion of Gross National Happiness is all about. (10) _____. In response to the scandals in corporate governance and the increased call for truly responsible business leadership, the western business community is also exploring alternatives.