Is it rational to vote? Is it rational for us to think about government as a benign entity? Amit Varma is back on Episode 92 of The Pragati Podcast to talk about public choice theory and how it can inform our thinking about governments and public decision-making.

The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations hosted by Pavan Srinath.

Amit Varma hosts The Seen and the Unseen podcast and was at the helm of Pragati for the last two years.

Suggested readings:

Amit Varma's BloombergQuint column that uses public choice theory: https://www.bloombergquint.com/author/473427/amit-varma

Public Choice: A Primer, by Eamonn Butler. Full text: https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IEA%20Public%20Choice%20web%20complete%2029.1.12.pdf

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Is it rational to vote? Is it rational for us to think about government as a benign entity? Amit Varma is back on Episode 92 of The Pragati Podcast to talk about public choice theory and how it can inform our thinking about governments and public decision-making. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations hosted by Pavan Srinath. <a href="https://twitter.com/amitvarma?s=03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amit Varma</a> hosts <a href="http://ivmpodcasts.com/the-seen-and-the-unseen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Seen and the Unseen</a> podcast and was at the helm of Pragati for the last two years. Suggested readings: Amit Varma's BloombergQuint column that uses public choice theory: <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/author/473427/amit-varma" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.bloombergquint.com/author/473427/amit-varma</a> Public Choice: A Primer, by Eamonn Butler. Full text: <a href="https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IEA%20Public%20Choice%20web%20complete%2029.1.12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IEA%20Public%20Choice%20web%20complete%2029.1.12.pdf</a> LFollow The Pragati Podcast on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/pragatipod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://instagram.com/pragatipod</a> Follow Pragati on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thinkpragati" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/thinkpragati</a> Follow Pragati on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/thinkpragati" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://facebook.com/thinkpragati</a> Subscribe & listen to The Pragati Podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/the-pragati-podcast/id1228156028?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/the-pragati-podcast/1/FnNydIp,yaI_" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saavn</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6JgBw5GZFOmUWGeaN4RZsl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Pragati-Podcast-id533119?country=in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Castbox</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZXByYWdhdGlwb2RjYXN0Lml2bS5saWJzeW5wcm8uY29tL3Jzcw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/the-pragati-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AudioBoom</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSKyotZqJHk&list=PLcBVsra3A46rdbOES7GtpX10VYeJjBQZ4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a> or any other podcast app. We are there everywhere. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a> You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/</a>

Take a step back from noisy political debates and tune in to rich conversations on India and the world. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations. Science-geek-turned-policy-wonk Pavan Srinath talks to scholars and experts on everything from India's unique genetics to why China isn't really trying to take over the world. New episodes out every Thursday. The Pragati Podcast is the titular podcast of the online magazine Pragati, and has a lot more brain fodder at www.thinkpragati.com.

Take a step back from noisy political debates and tune in to rich conversations on India and the world. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations. Science-geek-turned-policy-wonk Pavan Srinath talks to scholars and experts on everything from India's unique genetics to why China isn't really trying to take over the world. New episodes out every Thursday. The Pragati Podcast is the titular podcast of the online magazine Pragati, and has a lot more brain fodder at www.thinkpragati.com.

Take a step back from noisy political debates and tune in to rich conversations on India and the world. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations. Science-geek-turned-policy-wonk Pavan Srinath

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Is it rational to vote? Is it rational for us to think about government as a benign entity? Amit Varma is back on Episode 92 of The Pragati Podcast to talk about public choice theory and how it can inform our thinking about governments and public...

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