Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation
Abstract In the past, International Development Cooperation (IDC) was an analogue for Official Development Assistance (ODA) in which three central institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operat...
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
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| description | Abstract In the past, International Development Cooperation (IDC) was an analogue for Official Development Assistance (ODA) in which three central institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (DAC/OECD) regulated the practices of donors and recipients. Recently, a far more complex and diversified scenario characterized by new actors and approaches is replacing this architecture. This paper analyses the transformations in the IDC field, interpreting these processes through an analytical framework of the sources of institutional change. One of its principal contributions is highlighting a pattern of “punctuated equilibrium” through a theory-guided historical analysis, that reflects both periods of stasis and innovation instead of a gradual process of change. We argue that innovation depends on dissatisfaction and shocks, and that the nature of invention depends on a homogeneity of interests among its prominent actors. This paper is based on a research agenda that applies the punctuated equilibrium concept of social theory to the analysis of international regime complexes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-073ff0249d574ad7bdc2bf0d47daece92023-10-10T07:45:43ZspaPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroContexto Internacional1982-02402023-10-0145110.1590/s0102-8529.20234501e20210066Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development CooperationLaerte Apolinário Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8326-4428Abstract In the past, International Development Cooperation (IDC) was an analogue for Official Development Assistance (ODA) in which three central institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (DAC/OECD) regulated the practices of donors and recipients. Recently, a far more complex and diversified scenario characterized by new actors and approaches is replacing this architecture. This paper analyses the transformations in the IDC field, interpreting these processes through an analytical framework of the sources of institutional change. One of its principal contributions is highlighting a pattern of “punctuated equilibrium” through a theory-guided historical analysis, that reflects both periods of stasis and innovation instead of a gradual process of change. We argue that innovation depends on dissatisfaction and shocks, and that the nature of invention depends on a homogeneity of interests among its prominent actors. This paper is based on a research agenda that applies the punctuated equilibrium concept of social theory to the analysis of international regime complexes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292023000100206&lng=en&tlng=enInternational Development CooperationOfficial Development AssistanceRegime ComplexesInstitutional InnovationPunctuated Equilibrium |
| spellingShingle | Laerte Apolinário Júnior Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation Contexto Internacional International Development Cooperation Official Development Assistance Regime Complexes Institutional Innovation Punctuated Equilibrium |
| title | Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation |
| title_full | Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation |
| title_fullStr | Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation |
| title_short | Punctuated Equilibrium in the Regime Complex of International Development Cooperation |
| title_sort | punctuated equilibrium in the regime complex of international development cooperation |
| topic | International Development Cooperation Official Development Assistance Regime Complexes Institutional Innovation Punctuated Equilibrium |
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