Humanitarian supply chains deliver products and services to people in need after disasters and during humanitarian crises, both of which tend disproportionately to affect the world’s poor. Development supply chains can complement humanitarian supply chains because they can alleviate persistent poverty by providing low- income individuals with products and services that help them meet basic needs, while strengthening the local economy and aiming for long-term sustainability. Despite their prevalence and importance, little research exists explaining how or why they work. We address this knowledge gap by exploring six supply chains for solar lanterns and solar home systems sold to low-income consumers in Haiti. Using a multiple case study approach and the Stakeholder Resource-Based View as a theoretical lens, we show how development supply chains consist of a variety of different types of stakeholders, and that the supply chain works because stakeholders can improve their respective utility preferences by participating in the supply chain through commercial and non-commercial exchanges. We contribute to the literature by assembling the building blocks of new theory about development supply chains.
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