Sampie Terreblanche
Author of publications on Economic History and Economic Systems
Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Stellenbosch
Solomon Johannes (Sampie) Terreblanche was born on 17 April 1933 in Kroonstad
district and matriculated from Edenville High School in the
Orange Free State. He studied at the University of Stellenbosch (MA,
Dphil) and at
Harvard (1968-1969).
He lectured for 8 years at the University of the Orange Free
State and has been connected to Stellenbosch
University for almost fifty years. First as a student, then as lecturer.
He was professor of Economics at Stellenbosch from 1968 until his retirement in
1995. Since then he has lectured in a part time
capacity.
Sampie Terreblanche was involved in clandestine meetings with the ANC at the
end of the
1980s. In 1985 the members of staff of Stellenbosch founded the
"Discussion group '85" of which he became the chairman. They felt that the
South-African government was on the wrong
track. Sampie Terreblanche ended his membership of the NP in 1987 and
became one of their strongest critics. He was a founding member of the DP and
its
first economic adviser. He is no longer active in party politics.
He is married to Ina Smuts and has four daughters and a son.Awards:
Stals Prize for Economics 1992
Honorary colours by the student council of the USBooks:
Die welvaartsprobleem in die teoretiese ekonomie, 1957 (MA Thesis)
Dogmageskiedenis van die intervensionisme in die kapitalistiese epog,
1963 (PhD dissertation)
Die industriele groeiproses, 1770-1940, 1967
Die doelwit van 'n hoe ekonomiese groeikoers, 1973
Chroniese gemeenskapsarmoede, 1977
Vernuwing en herskikking, 1973
Die wording van die Westerse ekonomie, 1980
Politieke ekonomie en sosiale welvaart, met 'n toepassing op
Suid-Afrika,
1986
Geskiedenis van die Westerse ekonomie, 1988
'n Geskiedenis van opeenvolgende ekonomiese stelsels, 1994
A history of inequality in South Africa, 1652 - 2002, University of
Natal Press, 2003He has published a considerable number of articles in local and
international newspapers and journals.
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