Mad Cow Crisis: Health And The Public Good

by Boston , U S A . Scott C . Ratzan Emerson College (Editor)

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  1998

  $11.12

  The announcement that BOSER might cause a fatal human disease Creutzfeldt- Jacob disease CJD triggered enormous media attention, public alarm and government wrangling that threatened the future of European integration.; As Scott Ratzan argues: It is my belief that the [BOSER crisis] represents a quintessential case that will go down in history as the Exxon Valdez Union Carbide's Bhopal accident, and other such cases of interdisciplinary study .; This book offers lessons learned from the crisis, with contributions from experts with different viewpoints - veterinarians, Eurocrats, public relations experts, politicians, policy- makers, journalists and representatives of the beef industry.; It also offers a compilation of the key reports from governmental bodies. as a case-study in policy-making, scientific/health discovery and dissemination of information, as well as looking at the issues from the perspective of psychology and media studies.