享誉全球的经济学大师汤玛斯．皮克提教授（Thomas Piketty）今日（10月5日）担任在香港教育大学（教大）举行的「杰出学者讲座」的主讲嘉宾，探讨在全球化下，贫富悬殊为世界带来日益严重的威胁。皮克提教授于2013年出版的著作《二十一世纪资本论》，曾高踞全球畅销书排行榜首位。

Poverty and Wealth disparity have become global issues, which present a growing threat to the world. Professor Thomas Piketty, a public intellectual and author of the best-selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013), will offer thought-provoking views and novel ideas on the phenomena of rising inequality and globalisation, as well as their implications for wealth distribution.