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Legislative entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of Representatives /

(Number (ISBN

0472022482

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0472088149

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0472088149

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0472111531

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9780472111534

Title Proper

Legislative entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of Representatives /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Gregory Wawro.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Ann Arbor :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Michigan Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations.

Series Title

Michigan studies in political analysis

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-186) and index.

Text of Note

When members are elected to the House of Representatives they have a certain freedom to decide how they will act as members and how they will build their reputations. Just as in the market place entrepreneurs build businesses, so in the House of Representatives members have the freedom to choose to build legislative programs that will enhance their reputations in the institution. And yet entrepreneurship is also costly to members. Gregory Wawro explains why members of the House engage in legislative entrepreneurship by examining what motivates them to acquire policy knowledge, draft legislation, build coalitions, and push their legislation in the House. He considers what incentives members have to perform what many have perceived to be the difficult and unrewarding tasks of legislating. This book shows how becoming a legislative entrepreneur relates to members' goals of reelection, enacting good public policy, and obtaining influence in the House. The analysis differs from previous studies of this behavior, which for the most part have employed case study methods and have relied on anecdotal evidence to support their arguments. Wawro analyzes legislative entrepreneurship in a general and systematic fashion, developing hypotheses from rational-choice-based theories and testing these hypotheses using quantitative methods. Wawro argues that members engage in legislative entrepreneurship in order to get ahead within the House. He finds that the more legislative entrepreneurship that members engage in, the more likely it is that they will advance to prestigious positions. This book is of interest to students of Congress, legislative behavior and institutions, elections, and campaign finance. Gregory Wawro is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctt1grk1xr

Title

Legislative entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of Representatives.

International Standard Book Number

0472088149

Parallel Title

Legislative entrepreneurship in the United States House of Representatives

United States.

United States.

Bills, Legislative-- United States.

Entrepreneurship-- United States.

Legislation-- United States.

Legislators-- United States.

Bills, Legislative.

Entrepreneurship.

General.

Government - U.S.

Law, Politics & Government.

LAW.

Legislation.

Legislators.

PODER LEGISLATIVO-- ESTADOS UNIDOS.

Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Legislative Branch.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- General.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Legislative Branch.

United States.

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Book number

Wawro, Gregory J., (Gregory John)

Date of Transaction

20200822114131.0

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