One Body of Evidence, Three Different Policies: Bovine Tuberculosis Policy in Britain

Politics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Spencer, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DEVOLUTION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BOVINAE;

EID: 79955638046     PISSN: 02633957     EISSN: 14679256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2011.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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