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Kari Levitt

Author of Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada

5 Works 46 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Kari Levitt is professor emeritus of economics, McGill University.

Includes the names: Karl Levitt, Kari Polanyi-Levitt

Works by Kari Levitt

Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada (1970) 23 copies

The Life and Work of Karl Polanyi (Critical Perspectives on Historic Issues) (1990) 14 copies

Reclaiming Development: Independent Thought and the Caribbean Community (2005) 5 copies

Critical Tradition of Caribbean Political Economy (1996) 3 copies

De la Gran Transformación a la gran Financiarización 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1923
Gender: female
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Places of residence: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education: Bedales School
London School of Economics
University of Toronto
Occupations: professor emerita (Ecomonics)
Relationships: Polanyi, Karl (father)
Levitt, Joseph (husband)
Organizations: McGill University
Awards and honors: Kari Polanyi-Levitt Prize

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Reclaiming Development: Independent Thought and the… by Kari Levitt

Kari Levitt was present at the creation of the Anglophone Caribbean tradition of political economy. Her memories of Arthur Lewis (one of her teachers), George Beckford, William Demas, and Lloyd Best (her colleagues at UWI) and her analysis of current policy are compelling reading.

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Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada

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Works: 5
Members: 46
Popularity: #335,831
Rating: 1.8

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 14
Languages: 2

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