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Laxer, James 1941-2018

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Born 1941 · died 2018

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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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Laxer, James 1941-2018 are held at Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections.

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Read the works online

Digitised full-text books and writings by Laxer, James 1941-2018 — free to read.

Cite this entry

Laxer, James 1941-2018. “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/laxer-james-1941-2018/ (accessed 17 Jun 2026).