一“寻租”理论是本世纪７０年代美国经济学家布坎南首先提出的。“租”是一个与“利”相对应的经济学概念。“利”与“租”的本质区别在于，前者是从创造剩余价值的生产活动中取得的收入，后者则是高于投入资源正常回报的“超经济”暴利。“寻租”活动通常发生在政府官员与企 A “rent-seeking” theory was first proposed by American economist Buchanan in the 1970s. “Rental” is a concept of economics that corresponds to “profit.” The essential difference between “profit” and “rent” is that the former is income derived from the production activities that create surplus value, and the latter is “super-economic” profits that are higher than the normal return on investment resources. “Leasing” activities usually take place between government officials and enterprises.