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Different definitions of development, including sustainable development and well-being
  • Economic growth, fairer income distribution, reduction in poverty, meeting basic needs, improved capabilities, achievement of political and social freedoms, well-functioning institutions, lifestyles that respect the ecological constraints of the environment
Measuring development
  • Gross national product (GNP), Human Development Index (HDI), Genuine progress indicator (GPI), inclusive wealth index (IWI), Happy Planet Index (also HPI), corruption indices, trust indices