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Hans Apel, Samuelson's Economics and Academic Freedom, 1950-57

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This paper presents the story of the attempts made by Hans Apel, after a Professor at Bridgeport University, to defend academic freedom through strengthening the right of instructors to choose their own textbooks. The story began when his university was attacked and threatened with losing donations as a result of its use of Paul Samuelson's introductory textbook and that culminated in an article in the AAUP Bulletin.

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  • Roger Backhouse, 2014. "Hans Apel, Samuelson's Economics and Academic Freedom, 1950-57," Discussion Papers 14-12, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham.
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    5. Hans Apel, 1962. "The Scope and Significance of Economic Misrepresentation," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(1), pages 77-77, January.
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    Economics; textbooks; academic freedom; Apel; Samuelson;
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    • B2 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925
    • B3 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals

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