Buenos Aires as a Laboratory for Housing Policy: Strategies, Innovations, and Inequalities in a Latin American Housing Regime

In the comparative housing policy literature, in addition to surveys of broad trends and the 
formulation of housing regime typologies, deep dives into specific local or national cases can also provide necessary empirical evidence for reformulating theoretical frameworks and challenging long-held 
assumptions. This is particularly true when taking on countries and regional contexts that are under-
represented in the housing studies literature. In order to make a contribution in this regard, this special issue examines recent housing policies in Buenos Aires, Argentina. By taking Buenos Aires as both a microcosm of the Latin American housing regime and a ‘laboratory’ for housing policy, the articles in the special issue explore the politics of housing policy in a Global South megacity. This close reading of continuity and change in local approaches reveals the socially constructed and politically contested nature of housing policy ‘innovation’, as well as tensions with existing housing inequalities.

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ISSN
2336-2839
Volume / Issue
12 / 2
Pages
195-207
Date of publication
25.12.2025

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Palumbo, J. , P. Elinbaum 2025. ‘Buenos Aires as a Laboratory for Housing Policy: Strategies, Innovations, and Inequalities in a Latin American Housing Regime.’ Critical Housing Analysis 12 (2): 195-207. https://doi.org/10.13060/23362839.2025.12.2.597