# Public Choice

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/public-choice>

**By** David Boaz

**Published:** October 27, 2015

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Public choice economics applies economic reasoning to decisions made in a governmental context, rather than a market context. Building on the last lecture, Boaz talks about how incentives influence government action, with a special emphasis on the relationship between big government and war.

You can download this lecture [here](http://bit.ly/1MNwKBm).