what is legislative entrepeneurship (concerning Congress)?

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I found the following articles providing some explanation on
legislative entrepeneurship.


"He defines legislative entrepreneurship as a set of activities,
combining various legislative inputs and issues, that a legislator
engages in to form coalitions of other members for the purpose of
passing legislation. Accordingly, such legislative entrepreneurs are
aggressive in four activities: acquiring information, bill drafting,
coalition building, and pushing legislation."

APSA Newsletter
http://www.apsanet.org/~lss/Newsletter/jan01/booknotes.html#Legislative%20Entrepreneurship


"'Legislative entrepreneurship is determined by the costs and benefits of
producing legislation. The benefits encompass a variety of rewards to
legislators' goals ranging from personal money income (corruption for
instance) and security of current position to pursuit of prestige and
personal satisfaction. Time and resources invested in developing a
policy constitute the major parts of the cost. According to this
theory, legislators endorse a specific policy only when the policy
will yield a positive 'profit.' However, to define and measure the
'profit' is a significant challenge."

"DETERMINANTS OF AIR POLLUTION MANAGEMENT IN URBAN CHINA" by Guodong
Sun1 and H. Keith Florig
http://www.epp.cmu.edu/httpdocs/people/bios/papers/florig/Sun&Florig_Determinants_of_AP_in_China_2002.pdf


The book "Legislative Entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of
Representatives (Michigan Studies in Political Analysis)" is often
cited in discussions about this concept.

"Legislative Entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of Representatives
(Michigan Studies in Political Analysis)" by Gregory Wawro
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0472111531/103-5895006-4803822?v=glance&n=283155


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