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2026Jupyter NotebookUpdated Jun 30, 2026

Beyond Gdp Capability Analysis

Analyzing whether GDP alone explains human development, using HDI, happiness, World Bank and corruption data. Inspired by Amartya Sen's capability approach.

Is GDP alone enough to explain how developed and how happy a country is, or do health, education, freedom, social support and governance matter just as much?

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Is GDP alone enough to explain how developed and how happy a country is, or do health, education, freedom, social support and governance matter just as much?

The complete README, documentation, notebooks, datasets, releases, and downloads live on GitHub. Follow the repository link above for the full project.