Policy on the hoof: The handling of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK 2001

Policy and Politics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 535-546

  Taylor, Ian ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingencies; Foot and mouth disease; MAFF; Tony Blair

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLICY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142137628     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557303322439399     Document Type: Article

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