About James O'Connor
Lived 1930 – 2017 (aged 87). James O'Connor was an American economist and sociologist.
James Richard O'Connor (April 20, 1930 – November 12, 2017) was an American political economist and professor of sociology. He was born April 20, 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died November 12, 2017, in Santa Cruz, California. Together with Barbara Laurence he founded the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism in 1988.
He had two sons, Steven and Daniel O'Connor.
Works The Fiscal Crisis of the State (St. Martin's Press, 1973). Accumulation Crisis (Basil Blackwell, Ltd, 1984). The Meaning of Crisis (Basil Blackwell, Ltd, 1987). Natural Causes: Essays in Ecological Marxism (Guilford Press, 1998).
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Who was James O'Connor?
American professor of sociology and economics (1930–2017)
When was James O'Connor born?
James O'Connor was born on 20 April 1930 in Newton.
When did James O'Connor die?
James O'Connor died on 13 November 2017.
What was James O'Connor's occupation?
James O'Connor was an economist and sociologist.
What nationality was James O'Connor?
James O'Connor was American.
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