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.
BartleySylvia. 1996. Intellect surveilled: Thorstein Veblen and the organs of state security. Paper presented at Second Conference of the International Thorstein Veblen Association, Northfield, MN, May. http://www.elegant-technology.com/TVbarSI.html.
