Abstract:
Fitzpatrick’s latest book complements his earlier work Welfare Theory: An
Introduction (2001), in which Fitzpatrick focused on what he called “classic”
theories of welfare, while his latest book provides an overview of contemporary
approaches to welfare theory – theoretical developments post-1990. Fitzpatrick
notes that these two books overlap only in covering reciprocity, altruism and
class. This speaks to the ongoing centrality of these issues in the welfare policy
arena.