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Highlights
As in much of the rest of Latin America, this fragile socio-political order was intensified by the implementation of neoliberal policies aiming to limit state responsibility for social programs (Roberts 2012), trapping migrants and Lima’s urban poor in insolvency and with limited or no access to pension and social benefits to support them in their old age
The plethora of severed kin ties and poor institutional assistance make La Merced an emblematic zone of social abandonment (Biehl 2005)
As spoonful’s of food came and went, I noticed that his wrists were tied to the bed with some kind of “scarves” or cloth ropes that restrained him from movement. (Today, I cannot recall what I thought as I discovered his hands tied under his bed sheets.) Later that day, I asked one of the nurse aides why Saturnino was tied in this way
Summary
Peru’s population is aging rapidly under contexts of extreme poverty and deep social disparities. These 335 residents comprise a significant 34% of the total population of abandoned elderly adults in Lima, making this shelter the largest institution in the country that helps men and women experiencing social risk in old age.
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