Person

James Laxer

Acting · 1941–2018 · Montreal, Québec, Canada

James Robert Laxer, also known as Jim Laxer, was a Canadian political economist, historian, public intellectual, and political activist who served as a professor at York University. Best known as co-founder of the Waffle, on whose behalf he ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 1971, he was the author of more than two dozen books, mostly on Canadian political economy and history.

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  Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada

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  In Bed with an Elephant

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  Riding the Tornado

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• At the Crossroads

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  Shift Change

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• The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture

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• 1987At the CrossroadsHost
• 1987In Bed with an ElephantHost
• 1987Reckoning: The Political Economy of CanadaSelf - Presenter
• 1987The Rise and Fall of American Business CultureHost
• 1986Shift ChangeHost
• 1986Riding the TornadoHost