"How can the promotion of decent work contribute to human development and to economic growth? The author explores this central question by comparing the performance of 38 countries in respect of the UNDP's Human Development Index, of the index of decent work deficit developed by Bescond, Châtaignier and Mehran in this special issue, and of GDP per capita, presenting tentative rankings. These show, inter alia, that – surprisingly – countries without high incomes can nevertheless achieve lower levels of decent work deficit and, conversely,countries with high incomes do not automatically achieve lower levels thereof."

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