Thomas Pikkety and the French and Arabic covers of his bestseller 'Capital in the Twenty First Century"
The French Institute in Egypt will host the famous French economist Thomas Piketty on Thursday, 2 June, on the occasion of the Arabic publication of his landmark book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, which is published by Dar Altanweer. The book was trnaslated to Arabic by Wael Gamal and Salma Hussein, two prominent economy journalists in Egypt.
Piketty will give two public lectures on Thursday, 2 June. The first will be held at Cairo University at 11:00am, at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS). The lecture will be followed by a discussion with economists from the faculty and guest speakers.
The second will be held at 6:00pm at the American University in Cairo (AUC), at Ewart Hall in the Downtown campus, in partnership with the Middle East Studies Centre and School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP). The lecture will be followed by a discussion with Ziad Bahaa Eldin.
After a discussion with the audience, the Arabic edition of Capital in the Twenty-First Century will be launched with a book signing session and cocktail reception in honour of Professor Piketty.
The two lectures will focus on the theme: "Capital in the Twenty-First Century: A Middle East perspective."
Thomas Piketty, 45, will introduce some of the main findings and debates that have surrounded his best-selling book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century. He will also present a regional perspective on the global inequality debate.
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