The project considered the impact of the Foot and Mouth crisis on rural economies,
with a specific focus on the North of England. Through an examination of the
institutional management of Foot and Mouth, the response of rural firms and
farms and the effects on consumer attitudes, the project sought to explain the
conduct and impact of the crisis and identify medium-term consequences for rural
policy and governance and programmes for rural recovery.
Project funder: ESRC
Staff involved: Katy
Bennett, Andrew
Donaldson, Philip
Lowe, Jeremy Phillipson,
Angela Tregear, Neil
Ward and Charlotte Weatherell
Project duration: 2001 – 2002
Related publications: Bennett, K., Phillipson, J., Lowe, P.
and Ward, N. (2001) The Impact of the Foot and Mouth Crisis on Rural Firms:
A Survey of Microbusinesses in the North East of England. Centre for Rural
Economy Research Report (see Research
Reports page)
Harvey, D.R. (2001) What Lessons from Foot and Mouth? A Preliminary Economic
Assessment of the 2001 Epidemic, Centre for Rural Economy Working Paper
63 (see Working Papers
page)
Lowe, P., Edwards, S. and Ward, N. (2001) The Foot and Mouth Crisis: Issues
for Public Policy and Research, Centre for Rural Economy Working Paper 64
(see Working Papers
page)