James Laxer
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| Born | James Robert Laxer 22 December 1941 |
| Died | 23 February 2018 (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Known for | Co-founding the Waffle |
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| Discipline | Political science |
| Sub-discipline | Political economy |
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| Institutions | York University |
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| Notable works | Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada (1986) |
James Robert Laxer (22 December 1941 – 23 February 2018), 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.