i

The journal is open to receive papers throughout the year, except when there are calls for papers published on its Web page. Papers must be sent to the editor's email hcadenas@uchile.cl and not by registering on this page. It should be noted that due to the number of papers received, the evaluation of each paper can take between 4 and 8 months.

MAD also publishes articles in "Early View" version, which have been accepted for publication, peer-reviewed and corrected before the publication of the issue, allowing its readers to have quicker access to its contents. Each article has an online publication date and a DOI, allowing them to be cited as soon as they are published.

Please refer to the "Guidelines for the presentation and submission of papers".

Surviving on the Fringe. Exchange and Reciprocity Networks among Impoverished Households in Villa Lugano

Authors

  • Helga Fourcade Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Abstract

This article presents a research from the perspective of the actors, the operation of reciprocal exchange networks among impoverished households in Villa Lugano (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The framework selected for its analytical approach is based on assets, vulnerability and opportunities structure. We intend to analyze the changes in the portfolio of assets available to households; how they adapt when faced with changes in the components of the opportunities structure, focusing on the particular characteristics that determine the household's place within the network. The labor market, the state and society, each with its own particularities, represent three settings that can drastically affect a household's capacity to transform their resources into assets and ultimately determine the adjustments it must make in order to either maintain or improve their overall welfare.

Keywords:

Reciprocity Networks, Assets, Vulnerability, Opportunities Structure, Conditional Cash Transfers Programs

Author Biography

Helga Fourcade, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Helga Fourcade se desempeña actualmente como becaria doctoral FONCyT sobre el tema Desarrollo Humano y Social de la infancia en el Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina, perteneciente a la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina. Magíster en Antropología Social y Diploma Superior en Antropología Social y Política de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Argentina.