Twenty-first International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss, within the contemporary scenario, what the role of international institutions for development is on reducing inequalities in and between countries. Additionally, taking the discussion to the institutional framework and global governance, we ask what can be done in terms of international cooperation, and by which path it should be pursued, so that a better result can be achieved in terms of development and reducing inequalities on a global scale? Analyzing new agreements for international cooperation, new economic development strategies, insertion into a new dimension of the international division of labor, and also the adherence to new institutional arrangements for financing development (as NDB and AIIB initiatives), represent key issues to understanding the contemporary scenario in which this debate has become essential. This allows a critical reflection on the conditions of the present, the past constraints, and the future possibilities, trying to understand the consequences and effects of this range of transformations. In this sense, by adopting the perspective of changes in organizational culture in a globalized world, debating the role of new international institutions, and the conduct of policy makers, understanding how these dynamics affect the regions across the globe, and also discussing the relevance of revisiting and checking new possibilities in terms of global governance to face ongoing challenges related to developmental processes and combating inequality(ies), are themes addressed by this article.