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On the Economics of Mass Demonstrations: A Case Study of the November 1969 March on Washington.

This article examines the economics of mass demonstrations, focusing on the November 15, 1969 Mobilization to End the Vietnam War in Washington, D.C. It suggests a better way of assessing the intensity of feeling or willingness to pay, in the case of political demonstrations than is possible by exam...

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Published in:American Economic Review Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 719 - 725
Main Authors: Cicchetti, Charles J., Freeman III, A. Myrick, Haveman, Robert H., Knetsch, Jack L.
Format: Case Study
Published: American Economic Association Sep71
Subjects:
Travel costs
Public demonstrations
Collective behavior
Social movements
Demand function
Mathematical models of economics
Economics
Washington (D.C.)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost