What Is the Problem?: Evidence, Politics and Alcohol Policy in England and Wales, 2010-2014

Autor/inn/en	Nicholls, James; Greenaway, John
Titel	What Is the Problem?: Evidence, Politics and Alcohol Policy in England and Wales, 2010-2014
Quelle	In: Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 22 (2015) 2, S.135-142 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7637
DOI	10.3109/09687637.2014.993923
Schlagwörter	Drinking; Public Policy; Policy Formation; Public Health; Political Attitudes; History; Political Science; Alcohol Abuse; Industry; Lobbying; Policy Analysis; Consumer Science; Costs; Purchasing; Evidence; Ideology; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politische Betätigung; Gesundheitswesen; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Industrie; Politikfeldanalyse; Cost; Kosten; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Evidenz; Ideologie; Ausland
Abstract	This article considers alcohol policy development in England and Wales under the coalition government after 2010. With a particular focus on minimum unit pricing, it examines why policy departures based on supply-side controls drawn from public health models were abandoned in favour of a restoration of policy equilibrium. This article adopts a historically informed political science perspective, drawing upon insights from John Kingdon's policy streams approach, with a focus on how the ''alcohol problem'' is defined and framed by policy actors. It argues that while the restoration of policy equilibrium was significantly attributable to industry lobbying, also important were the inconsistent framing of policy proposals, lack of departmental synergy, ideological tensions and a lack of coherence in the communication of evidence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01