ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The fourth episode of the five-part podcast series on the book, "Public Choice – A Primer" by Dr Eamonn Butler, explores brings together key insights from Public Choice: A Primer and reflects on how the theory continues to evolve in response to new governance challenges.
Based primarily on Chapter 12 (Current and Future Horizons), the discussion revisits earlier themes, the logic of collective decision-making, voter behaviour, political incentives, and constitutional design to understand how Public Choice theory has expanded from its foundational principles to more complex, interdisciplinary frontiers.
This podcast series aims to make the ideas of public choice theory more accessible to a wider audience.
Speaker:
Emmanuel Thomas, Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics, St. Thomas’ College, Thrissur
Moderator:
Jofi J Francis, Senior Associate (Project Administration), Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kerala
Tune in for an insightful conversation on the economic and political rationale behind governments, the inherent costs and trade-offs in collective decision-making, and how voter behaviour and political incentives shape policy outcomes.
