GDP capita, however, does not include the value of home production; the quality of the environment and it also does not take into account the state of public health (NEA, 2009). GDP capita at a national level has also been long criticized for its usefulness as an indicator in revealing sufficient information concerning the distribution effects within a country’s national boundaries and among its citizens (Cameron & Neal, 2003). Usually, countries with higher levels of GDP capita are considered by international organisations to be more advanced, comparatively better developed and, as a result, should also enjoy higher levels of welfare, income and better standards of living. This is an argument supported by trickle-down theorists. The downside to this approach is that poverty, poor economic conditions and low standards of living also plague regions of countries with high levels of GDP capita. Poland in this regard represents an interesting workshop owing to its ongoing process of convergence in areas of growth and development towards EU levels, but also because of its internal regional economic disparities.