享譽全球的經濟學大師湯瑪斯．皮克提教授（Thomas Piketty）今日（10月5日）擔任在香港教育大學（教大）舉行的「傑出學者講座」的主講嘉賓，探討在全球化下，貧富懸殊為世界帶來日益嚴重的威脅。皮克提教授於2013年出版的著作《二十一世紀資本論》，曾高踞全球暢銷書排行榜首位。

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.