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Fred Lee, the Industrial Workers of the World, and Heterodox Economics

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A relationship exists between the political orientation and program of the Industrial Workers of the World and the attempt to forge a “heterodox economics.†In past years, such a relationship was best exemplified by the work of Thorstein Veblen. In the current period, the individual best representing this relationship is Fred Lee, a member of the IWW and a leading heterodox economist.

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  • John F. Henry, 2017. "Fred Lee, the Industrial Workers of the World, and Heterodox Economics," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 49(1), pages 148-152, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:49:y:2017:i:1:p:148-152
    DOI: 10.1177/0486613416666524
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    1. Veblen, Thorstein, 1921. "The Engineers and the Price System," History of Economic Thought Books, McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thought, number veblen1921.
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    Keywords

    IWW; Veblen; heterodox economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • B50 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - General
    • B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian
    • J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General

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