The article examines the entangled relations between the structure of Argentina's Justicionalist (Peronist) Party and state welfare policies in poor communities in the province of Buenos Aires, then governed by Eduardo Duhalde. Party agents put themselves in the position of mediators who, avoiding an open bargain and adopting a solidarity-based discourse, guarantee political support thanks to their ability to meet basic needs. In the process, they propose and seek certain ways to solve problems.
poverty; politics; Peronism; Argentina
