Kari Polanyi 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) is an Austrian-born Canadian economist, currently Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, Montreal.
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.