ABSTRACT
This chapter chronicles the OECD story from 1984 to 2021, outlining and analyzing the organization's bearing on, and place in, the architecture of global governance during the tenures of three Secretary-Generals: Jean-Claude Paye, Donald Johnston, and Angel Gurria. During this time, the character of the organization changed significantly as it sought to maintain its relevance in the face of geopolitical and ideational upheavals including the end of the Cold War, the shift in economic gravity away from the OECD, and the rise of neo-liberalism.
