The minimum unit pricing (MUP) alcohol policy debate has been informed by the Sheffield model, a study which predicts impacts of different alcohol pricing policies. This paper explores the Sheffield model’s influences on the policy debate by drawing on 36 semi-structured interviews with policy actors who were involved in the policy debate. Although commissioned by policy makers, the model’s influence has been far broader than suggested by views of ‘rational’ policy making. While findings from the Sheffield model have been used in instrumental ways, they have arguably been more important in helping debate competing values underpinning policy goals.

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谢菲尔德模型在酒类最低单价争论中的作用：修辞视角的重要性


谢菲尔德模型为有关最低单位定价 (MUP) 酒精政策的争论提供了依据，该模型是一项预测不同酒精定价政策影响的研究。本文通过对参与政策辩论的政策参与者进行 36 次半结构化访谈，探讨了谢菲尔德模型对政策辩论的影响。尽管是由政策制定者委托的，但该模型的影响远比“理性”政策制定观点所暗示的要广泛。虽然谢菲尔德模型的研究结果已被用于有用的方式，但可以说它们在帮助辩论支撑政策目标的竞争价值观方面更为重要。