Analysing intermediary organisations and their influence on upgrading in emerging agricultural clusters
研究了发展中国家农业集群中的中介组织，通过两个拉美案例指出，除所有权结构外，集群治理和中介的嵌入性也是影响小生产者升级的关键因素。
This paper analyses intermediary organisations in developing economy agricultural clusters. The paper critically engages with a growing narrative in studies of intermediaries that have stressed the ownership structure of intermediaries as a key driver for enabling knowledge transfer, inter-firm learning and upgrading of small producers in clusters. Two case studies of Latin American clusters are presented and discussed. The study suggests that in addition to ownership structure, cluster governance and the embeddedness of intermediaries in clusters are critical factors that need to be taken into account in understanding the influence of intermediaries in the upgrading of small producers in clusters.