This article seeks to explain why some popular neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires have responded more effectively than others to COVID-19. It compares actions that took place between March and October 2020 in the neighbourhoods of Villa 20, Villa 15 and Villa 1-11-14. We analyse public policies carried out by government agencies, especially the Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad (IVC) and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat (MDHyH), and the active collaboration of local organisations. While significant scholarship has focused on COVID-19 effects and coping strategies in Latin American neighbourhoods, there is limited analysis of how pre-existing relationships between local actors and government agencies have shaped neighbourhood responses. This comparative analysis shows that in fact the consolidation and depth of historical working relations between local government and local organisations determined the response capacity of each informal neighbourhood.

本文试图解释为什么布宜诺斯艾利斯的一些热门社区对 COVID-19 的反应比其他社区更有效。它比较了 2020 年 3 月至 2020 年 10 月期间在 20 号别墅、15 号别墅和 1-11-14 号别墅附近发生的行动。我们分析了政府机构实施的公共政策，尤其是城市生活研究所 (IVC) 和人类居住与生活部长 (MDHyH)，以及当地组织的积极合作。虽然重要的学术研究集中在拉丁美洲社区的 COVID-19 影响和应对策略上，但对当地参与者和政府机构之间的现有关系如何影响社区反应的分析有限。