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4 - Motivations to Run

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2019

Yue Hou
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University of Pennsylvania
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This chapter tests the first implication of the model: whether private entrepreneurs believe that being a legislator makes their property more secure. It discusses the definitions of the term "expropriation," a central concept of the book. Using interview evidence I establish that private entrepreneurs perceive predation as a major problem running a business in China and that securing property is a main motivation for them to seek office. I use a small sample of legislative and policy proposals from entrepreneur-legislators and show that they seldom formally discuss property rights issue.

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The Private Sector in Public Office
Selective Property Rights in China
, pp. 69 - 101
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Motivations to Run
  • Yue Hou, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Private Sector in Public Office
  • Online publication: 20 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108632522.007
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  • Motivations to Run
  • Yue Hou, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Private Sector in Public Office
  • Online publication: 20 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108632522.007
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  • Motivations to Run
  • Yue Hou, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Private Sector in Public Office
  • Online publication: 20 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108632522.007
Available formats
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