Business Reactions to the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Scotland

Wendy Kenyon and Alana Gilbert
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Wendy Kenyon: Socio Economic Research Programme, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH
Alana Gilbert: Socio Economic Research Programme, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH

Local Economy, 2005, vol. 20, issue 4, 372-388

Abstract: The paper focuses on two aspects of the 2001 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Scotland that have been largely ignored: first, business managers perceptions of the impact of FMD during and immediately after the outbreak; and second, reactions to the outbreak in terms of action taken by businesses and advice sought. A panel survey of non-farm businesses conducted in April, June and September of 2001 is analysed to shed light on these issues. We find that even at the time, the vast majority of businesses did not report any real impact, although businesses in rural areas and in the tourism industry were more likely to feel some impact - either positive or negative. We show that business managers appeared to favour private sources of advice, although some public sources were found to be very useful, and that some actions, such as increased advertising in tourism businesses, could be more effective than others, such as making redundancies. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of the findings for contingency planning in the event of future FMD outbreaks.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/02690940500286578

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