Constrained opportunities for path development: how misaligned agencies and structures shape Southern regional value chains
运用“变革能动性三位一体”框架，研究纳米比亚赞比西地区园艺业区域价值链的兴起与增长潜力，发现区域行动者受制于中央集权治理和资源有限等系统结构，阻碍产业发展，强调分权治理对赋能区域行动者、推动地方发展的必要性。
This paper examines the emergence and growth potential of Southern regional value chains (RVCs) through the Trinity of Change Agency framework, focusing on the horticulture RVC in Namibia’s Zambezi region. The findings highlight that regional actors are crucial yet constrained by system-level structures, such as centralised governance and limited resources, impeding industry growth. This underscores the need for decentralised governance to empower regional actors to explore opportunity spaces and drive place-based development. This study contributes to understanding agency in shaping RVCs beyond dominant Global North case studies, offering insights into its potentials and challenges for inclusive development in the South.