
Avian Influenza
Science, Policy and Politics
By: Ian Scoones (Editor)
Hardcover | 16 January 2010 | Edition Number 1
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`This is an important new work, which provides for the first time a deep and wide-ranging analysis of the political economy of the international response to a disease epidemic of global significance.' Peter Bazeley, Consultant on Livestock and Veterinary Policy, UK
`This provocative and stimulating book gives an overview and innovative analysis of a disease of global and local importance. [The] case studies and the original synthesis into which they are woven will be of immediate interest for policymakers, scientists and students of emerging diseases.' Katherine Homewood, Professor of Anthropology, University College London
`Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this book is an important contribution to our collective understanding about livestock disease emergencies.' Anni McLeod, Senior Officer (Livestock Policy), UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome
This book explores how virus genetics, ecology and epidemiology intersect with economic, political and policy processes in a variety of places---from Bangkok to Washington, Cairo, Rome, London, among others. It focuses on the interaction of the international and national responses, and in particular the experiences of Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. It asks how effective is the disease surveillance and response system--can it respond to a new pandemic threat? The comparative analysis reveals the challenges and limitations of a technocratic, centralized response, and the need to take local contexts seriously. Drawing from these experiences, the book concludes with a discussion of future prospects and challenges, examining in particular what a `One World, One Health' approach would look like in practice, whereby approaches to animal, human and ecosystem health are integrated.
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ISBN: 9781849710954
ISBN-10: 1849710953
Series: Pathways to Sustainability
Published: 16th January 2010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 282
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 24.3 x 16.5 x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.58
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