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The Politics of BSE | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Packer
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: Book
List Price: £55.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 918093
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1403985294
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.08945983
EAN: 9781403985293
ASIN: 1403985294
Publication Date: April 12, 2006
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Insiders account of UK policy-making during BSE July 16, 2007
Houston
This is another one of those books that is made all the more intriguing by the position formally occupied by the author - Packer was the permanent secretary at the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during a key period of the BSE epidemic.
Packer presents a number of very interesting arguments that successfully challenge many of the mass-media peddled axioms concerning BSE and provides a pretty sound summary of the history of the epidemic. The book reads very easily and I'd consider recommending it to anyone seeking a well-written overview, were it not for the high cover price.
Ultimately, this will be of particular interest to professionals in animal health or public health policy, veterinarians, farmers or others concerned in the meat trade. There is however, much to be gained for the intelligent lay reader intent on learning more about the UK Government's handling of one of the most costly and politically explosive issues of the last twenty years.
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