Arresting Contagion - Science, Policy, and Conflicts Over Animal Disease Control

About the author

Alan L. Olmstead is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis.Paul W. Rhode is Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan.

Summary

Sixty percent of infectious human diseases are shared with other vertebrates. Alan Olmstead and Paul Rhode tell how innovations to combat livestock infections—border control, food inspection, drug regulation, federal research labs—turned the U.S. into a world leader in combatting communicable diseases, and remain central to public health policy.

Product details

• Authors: Alan L Olmstead, Alan L. Rhode Olmstead, Olmstead Alan L., Paul W Rhode, Rhode Paul W.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9780674728776
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72877-6
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, HISTORY / United States / General, LAW / Government / Federal, Economic history, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Jurisprudence & general issues, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Political Control & Freedoms, Government powers