Dr. Janet Hunter

Professor

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Biography

Janet Hunter is a leading researcher in economic history with a focus on modern Japan, exploring its development in a comparative context. She has worked extensively on the development of the female labor market, the history of economic relations between Britain and Japan, and the development of communications. Currently, she is writing a monograph on the economic impact of Japan's Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923 and is engaged in collaborative work with scholars from Japan and Turkey, pertaining to the historical evolution of ideas related to business ethics in Japan and their potential applications in developing economies. Janet is also a co-editor of the Journal of Japanese Studies based at the University of Washington in Seattle and is an active member of the Association for Asian Studies, involved in the project 'New Frontiers in Asian Economic History'.

Research Interests

Courses

Issues Modern Japanese Economic Development: Late Industrialisation, Imperialism High Speed Growth

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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