Amartya Sen's Capability Model for analyzing development was critical because it showed:
A) the importance of measures of development that go beyond GDP per capita
B) how poor countries cannot develop without democracy
C) how global climate change affected developing nations
D) that current models in international development are just examples of neo-colonialism
E) why people with relatively middle incomes could still have relatively high birth rates

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Sen's Capability Approach emphasizes the importance of freedom and opportunities in assessing people's well-being, arguing that development should be measured not just by economic output (like GDP per capita), but by the capabilities people have to lead lives they value.

Amartya Sen's Capability Model for Analyzing Development Was Critical Because