Kari Polanyl Levitt | |
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| Born | June 14, 1923 Vienna, Austria |
| Education | London School of Economics |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (MEc) |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, Montreal |
| Spouse | Joseph Levitt |
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| Awards | Honorary Doctorate of the University of West Indies (2008) |
Kari Polanyi Levitt (born June 14, 1923)[1] is an Austrian-born Canadian economist, currently Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, Montreal.[2]
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.