The Gross national income (GNI)per capita comes much closer to Amartya Sen's conception of how development should be measured than narrow economic measures such as Human Development Index (HDI).

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Amartya Sen's conception of development emphasizes capabilities and human well-being, which are better captured by the Human Development Index (HDI) than by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, as HDI includes health and education indicators in addition to income.

The Gross National Income (GNI)per Capita Comes Much Closer to Amartya