Kari Polanyi Levitt

Kari Polanyi Levitt (born June 14, 1923) is a Canadian economist, currently Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, Montreal.

Kari Polanyl Levitt
Born (1923-06-14) June 14, 1923
Vienna, Austria
EducationLondon School of Economics
University of Toronto (Master's Degrees in Economics)
OccupationEconomist
Known forEmerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, Montreal
SpouseJoseph Levitt
Family(father) Karl Polanyi - Economist
AwardsHonorary Doctorate of the University of West Indies (2008)

She is known for her work on economic development and economic sovereignty, and in particular for her 1970 book Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada. She is also the literary executor of her father, the economic historian Karl Polanyi.

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