Abstract

This article problematizes the ethics of Buen Vivir as a form of resistance and/or alternative to the model of hegemonic development that has been disseminated and implemented by international organizations and corporations. After the declaration of the United Nations on the rights of indigenous people in 2007 (MAMANI, 2010), the Buen Vivir achieved official status in the Constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia. Buen Vivir is distinct worldview from the hegemonic liberal international order institutionalized post World War II; it is grounded on the notions of relational cosmovision and pluriverse (ESCOBAR, 2011), multiverse (MAMANI, 2010) or andean ecosophy (ESTERMANN, 2013) which have been enunciated in the South and subalternized by over five centuries of coloniality. Based on these notions, the article emphasizes the importance to rethink, following a decolonial approach, the role played by States and international governmental organizations regarding local development. The critical analysis of the literature suggests the existence of multiple worldviews regarding development that must be debated in the field of organizational studies.

Keywords:
Buen Vivir; Development; Globalization; Neoliberalism; Capitalism.