Governance of intersecting value chains in an era of polycentric trade: the case of Kenyan fresh fruit and vegetables
研究了肯尼亚果蔬行业中，零售商主导的国内价值链与全球价值链及现货市场交叉时，公共治理如何影响主导企业的权力行使，揭示了多中心贸易下企业权力从议价能力向制度权力的转变。
Abstract Domestic value chains (DVCs) led by retailers within the global South often overlap with global value chains (GVCs) as well as domestic arm’s length markets. DVCs incorporate some private governance, but we know little about the role of public governance. Based on analysis of Kenyan fresh fruit and vegetables, we ask: How is the power (or ability) of lead firms to govern producers being reshaped by the increased complexity of polycentric trade in the Kenyan horticultural sector? We reveal constraints to lead firms’ ability to directly exercise bargaining power; and shifts towards institutional power in a context of polycentric trade.