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100 1 _aTAYLOR, Ian
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245 1 0 _aPolicy on the hoof :
_bthe handling of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK 2001
260 _aUK :
_bPolicy Press,
_coct. 2003
520 3 _aThe foot and mouth disease (FMD) epidemic of 2001 was a disaster for sections of the agricultural industry, a number of businesses and for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), which met its demise as a government department during the crisis,being replaced by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).There were some 2,030 confirmed cases and over four million animals slaughtered. It caused the postponement of local elections and of a general election. From a public policy perspective it raised questions about contingency planning, the adjustment of policy to take account of change and how to manage a crisis. This article focuses on the background to the crisis and how it was handled
773 0 8 _tPolicy & Politics
_g31, 4, p. 535-546
_dUK : Policy Press, oct. 2003
_xISSN 03055736
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