General Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Public Administrator of Post–World War II Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6366233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William M Leavitt (Old Dominion University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 315-324 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/puar.12326 |
| OpenAlex | W2051127202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This article examines General Douglas MacArthur’s six years as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in post–World War II Japan. MacArthur was appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to preside over and administer the reconstruction of postwar Japan. No American serving in the role of a public administrator has ever had a more difficult task than the one MacArthur took on in Japan. At the end of World War II, Japan was devastated, and the entire population faced starvation. MacArthur’s administrative style and his successes and failures in Japan are examined in this Administrative Profile. Fifty years after his death, the influence of MacArthur’s policies during his tenure as Supreme Commander are still felt in Japan
Economic history · Economics · Management · Political science · Population · Sociology · Supreme court · World War II · Demography · History · Law · Military History and Strategy · Public Administration · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |