An approach to the study of rural housing public policies in Tucumá

Abstract

In Argentina, the housing policy model conceived and applied during the 1950s, 1960s and later, deepened by the National Housing Fund (FONAVI) in 1972, was based on the idea that mass production would favor the sustained development of the construction industry, making it possible to overcome the deficit and benefiting the economy as a whole. This model was implemented in the same way in rural areas, and public housing policies have not tended to address rural areas with their own identity, nor have they taken into account the ways of life and habitation of this population. In this sense, this paper sets out to carry out a historical review of the public rural housing policies carried out in Tucumán from 1860 to 2018, analyzing the logics and processes that they promote. The results show that, since the creation of the Provincial Institute of Housing and Urban Development (IPVDU) in 1969, the production of state housing continues to focus on works with urban characteristics, without differentiating towards the rural interior of the province. This excludes the lifestyles and ways of life of the target populations.