[Josh Martin]

Kari Polanyi Levitt, Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University in Montreal and an active colleague of the Basic Income Earth Network, has received the honor of becoming a Member of the Order of Canada.

Her citation reads as follows: “For her contributions to the establishment of international development studies as an interdisciplinary academic field, and for her research on political economy in the Caribbean.” Kari Polanyi Levitt is the daughter of famous economic historian, Karl Polanyi.

The full list of new recipients can be viewed here.

Emerita Professor of Economics Kari Polanyi Levitt of McGill Universtiy (Photo by Aneel Karim, Copyright University of the West Indies)

Emerita Professor of Economics Kari Polanyi Levitt of McGill Universtiy (Photo by Aneel Karim, Copyright University of the West Indies)