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In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the press contributed to widespread public panic. He reveals how the decisions taken to protect public health were a combinat...

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Main Author: Packer, Richard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Agriculture.
British Politics.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Welfare state.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the press contributed to widespread public panic. He reveals how the decisions taken to protect public health were a combination of informed guesswork and sheer good fortune.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 254 pages)
ISBN:9780230504653
DOI:10.1057/9780230504653