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La vache folle et les vétérinaires. Récit d’une victoire inattendue et paradoxale sur le terrain de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments

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    (CERAPS CNRS (UMR 8026), Université de Lille 2, 1 place Déliot, BP 629, F- 59024 Lille cedex)

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La crise de l’ESB a été interprétée pour une large part comme la conséquence d’un conflit d’intérêt inhérent aux institutions de l’Agriculture. L’article suggère que ce récit dominant est en lui-même le produit de luttes symboliques et qu’il ne dit rien sur les luttes institutionnelles internes à l’Agriculture. Il propose un autre récit, articulé autour du corps des inspecteurs vétérinaires. Promu par le ministère pour maintenir sa domination sectorielle, le corps des inspecteurs vétérinaires a bénéficié des réformes post-critiques en termes de prestige et de pouvoir administratifs. Prolongeant le processus de sectorisation de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments, ces réformes ont toutefois renforcé les chaînes d’interdépendance, d’où le constat d’une victoire inattendue et paradoxale des inspecteurs de la santé publique vétérinaire (ISPV)

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  • Thomas Alam, 2009. "La vache folle et les vétérinaires. Récit d’une victoire inattendue et paradoxale sur le terrain de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments," Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 90(4), pages 373-398.
    • Handle: RePEc:rae:jourae:v:90:y:2009:i:4:p:373-398
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    Keywords

    administrative reform; veterinary inspectors; BSE crisis; food risks management;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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