Eleanor Hadley
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Eleanor Martha Hadley was an American academic, economist, and professor at Smith College
and George Washington University
.
Her father was an engineer and her mother was involved in preschool education and the education of children with disabilities.
Her undergraduate education at Mills College
in Oakland, California was followed by a student fellowship at Tokyo Imperial University
. In 1936 and from 1938 to 1940, she traveled widely in Japan and China.
Work on her doctorate in economics at Harvard University
was interrupted in 1943 when she was recruited to join the US war effort.
{SCAP) in Tokyo during the Occupation of Japan. Her role was to help break the zaibatsu
which were the powerful industrial and financial combines that dominated Japan's economy.
She was a professor at Smith College in Massachusetts and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In her writing, Hadley became a "leading chronicler of the anti-trust experiment in Japan during the Occupation."
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encompasses roughly 10+ works in 20+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
and George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
.
Early life
Hadley was born in 1916, in Seattle. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1934.Her father was an engineer and her mother was involved in preschool education and the education of children with disabilities.
Her undergraduate education at Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
in Oakland, California was followed by a student fellowship at Tokyo Imperial University
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
. In 1936 and from 1938 to 1940, she traveled widely in Japan and China.
Work on her doctorate in economics at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
was interrupted in 1943 when she was recruited to join the US war effort.
Career
Hadley began working for the U.S. State Department in 1943. She was a research economist focusing on Japan. After the end of World War II, she joined the staff of the Supreme Commander of the Allied PowersSupreme Commander of the Allied Powers
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II...
{SCAP) in Tokyo during the Occupation of Japan. Her role was to help break the zaibatsu
Zaibatsu
is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.-Terminology:...
which were the powerful industrial and financial combines that dominated Japan's economy.
She was a professor at Smith College in Massachusetts and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In her writing, Hadley became a "leading chronicler of the anti-trust experiment in Japan during the Occupation."
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Eleanor Hadley, OCLCOCLC
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/WorldCat
WorldCat
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encompasses roughly 10+ works in 20+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.
- Antitrust in Japan (1070)
- Memoir of a Trustbuster a Lifelong Adventure with Japan (2002)
- Japan's Export Competitiveness in Third World Markets (1981)
- 財閥解体: GHQ エコノミストの回想 (2004)
Honors
- Order of the Sacred TreasureOrder of the Sacred TreasureThe is a Japanese Order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan as the Order of Meiji. It is awarded in eight classes . It is generally awarded for long and/or meritorious service and considered to be the lowest of the Japanese orders of merit...
, 1986 - Association for Asian StudiesAssociation for Asian StudiesThe Association for Asian Studies is a U.S. society focused on facilitating contact and information exchange among scholars of Asian fields. It is the self-proclaimed largest society of its kind. The Association consists of eminent Asianists, and is a non-profit organization...
(AAS), 1997 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies