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

Roger Backhouse

Discussion Papers from Department of Economics, University of Birmingham

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Economics; textbooks; academic freedom; Apel; Samuelson (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B2 B3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2014-02
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