El macrismo ¿neoliberal? Política urbana en el sur de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Abstract

This paper is part of an ongoing investigation about the policies of urban development and housing proposed by the management of the engineer Mauricio Macri (2007-2014) in the south of Buenos Aires. Near the end of his second term in 2015, this article aims to provide some conceptual elements for a critical management assessment. Based on the concept of what Theodore Peck and Brenner called “actually existing neoliberalism” (2009), the actions implemented by that management in these neighborhoods are studied and a typology of areas is constructed as a result of the policies and their periodization. This ongoing research is based on interviews with Government servants from the city, neighborhood leaders and legislators, as well as on the study of secondary sources such as legislative documents and national newspapers.