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Assessing Public Programmes for Control of Animal Diseases in Developing Countries: General Economic Issues with Thai Examples - An Extended ISVEE Paper

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  • Tisdell, Clem
  • Harrison, Steve
  • Baldock, F.C.

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Funds for public programmes for control of animal diseases are limited and especially so in less developed countries. Therefore it is important from an economic point of view to get the 'best value for money' from such control expenditure. After briefly reviewing the economic rationale for government intervention in control of animal diseases, this paper provides a basic analysis of the economics of optimal private and public decisions about control of animal diseases. It explores the role for cost-benefit analysis in this decision- making, taking into account informational constraints and the resource demands of multiple diseases requiring control. The analysis is illustrated by examples and issues from Thailand and pays particular attention to foot-and-mouth disease. A research proposal to help assess public programmes for the control of animal disease in Thailand is briefly sketched. The need for a dynamic approach to disease-control policy is emphasised.

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  • Tisdell, Clem & Harrison, Steve & Baldock, F.C., 1994. "Assessing Public Programmes for Control of Animal Diseases in Developing Countries: General Economic Issues with Thai Examples - An Extended ISVEE Paper," Animal Health Economics 164423, University of Queensland, School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uqseah:164423
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.164423
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    1. Kehren, Tatjana & Tisdell, Clem, 1997. "An Overview of the Occurrence of FMD in Thailand and Policies for its Control," Animal Health Economics 164590, University of Queensland, School of Economics.

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