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This book examines the policy and politics of two health risks, which have recently become prominent social issues in many countries. One is the issue of asbestos as an environmental risk to humans, and another is that of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease as an animal disease, and of its variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) as a human food risk. Employing a set of analytical frameworks in political science, each case study explores how the issues emerged, agendas got set, alternatives were chosen, and policies were implemented. Through the analysis, it is examined how safety and public reassurance were pursued in the countries studied (Japan, the UK, France the USA, and Korea). Exploration of the successes and failures in their efforts discloses the key elements to successful health risk management.

Asbestos -- Environmental aspects. --- Asbestos -- Toxicology. --- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- Prevention -- Government policy. --- Environmental Health -- Europe. --- Environmental health -- Government policy. --- Environmental Health -- Japan. --- Environmental health -- Political aspects. --- Environmental Health -- United States. --- Environmental health --- Asbestos --- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy --- Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform --- Public Policy --- Food Supply --- Japan --- Europe --- Environmental Health --- United States --- Silicates --- North America --- Social Control Policies --- Geographic Locations --- Health Occupations --- Prion Diseases --- Cattle Diseases --- Food Industry --- Far East --- Industry --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Policy --- Neurodegenerative Diseases --- Minerals --- Geographicals --- Silicic Acid --- Social Control, Formal --- Americas --- Asia --- Central Nervous System Infections --- Animal Diseases --- Silicon Dioxide --- Social Sciences --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Inorganic Chemicals --- Central Nervous System Diseases --- Nervous System Diseases --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Sociology --- Diseases --- Health Care --- Silicon Compounds --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Public Health --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Political aspects --- Government policy --- Environmental aspects --- Toxicology --- Prevention --- Food --- Management. --- Safety measures. --- Environmental quality --- Health --- Health ecology --- Health aspects --- Medicine. --- Political science. --- Nutrition. --- Environmental management. --- Environmental health. --- Sociology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Political Science. --- Sociology, general. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental Health. --- Public health --- Environmental engineering --- Health risk assessment