Agents of the People: Politics as a Principal-Agent Problem

Public choice theory in practice: interest groups, lobbyists, regulatory capture and offshore money. The voter is the principal — which is why so many citizens suspect a very bad agent. Ends with Boeing's Fatal Flaw, the capture case study.

Playlist by @agency_problem

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Corruption is Legal in America — RepresentUs
2. Interest Groups: Crash Course Government and Politics #42 — CrashCourse
3. Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics #15 — CrashCourse
4. Prof. Antony Davies: Why Government Fails, Explained — Learn Liberty
5. What is Public Choice Theory? Geoffrey Brennan — Institute for Humane Studies
6. How Lobbying Became A $3.5 Billion Industry — CNBC
7. Why Political Lobbying is Allowed & Encouraged - Defending the Indefensible - How Money Works — How Money Works
8. Lobbying is literally a scam. — Jake Tran
9. The Danger of Regulatory Capture | Intellections — PolicyEd
10. Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Plane | “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw" Update (full documentary) | FRONTLINE — FRONTLINE PBS | Official
11. The Panama Papers, explained with piggy banks — Vox
12. The Pandora Papers: How the world of offshore finance is still flourishing | Four Corners — ABC News In-depth