James Laxer

James Laxer

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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  • Birthday: 1941-12-22
  • Place of Birth: Montreal, Québec, Canada
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James Laxer Movies

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    Riding the Tornado
    Riding the Tornado

    1 1986 HD

    This documentary focuses on boom-and-bust economic cycles, most notably that of Alberta oil during the '70s and early '80s. When the bust hit after a...

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  • 1986
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    Shift Change
    Shift Change

    1 1986 HD

    This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution. The devastating...

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  • 1987
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    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture
    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture

    1 1987 HD

    This documentary from 1987 looks at the serious malaise that plagued the US manufacturing sector at the time. No longer competitive in the world...

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  • 1987
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    At the Crossroads
    At the Crossroads

    1 1987 HD

    This feature documentary is an inquiry into Canada's economic troubles of the 1970 and '80s. The film summarizes the facts at hand, including some...

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  • 1987
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    In Bed with an Elephant
    In Bed with an Elephant

    7 1987 HD

    This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime...

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  • 1987
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    At the Crossroads
    At the Crossroads

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    In Bed with an Elephant
    In Bed with an Elephant

    7 1987 HD

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