Publicado en francés bajo el título: Pour un meilleure éducation financir̈e : enjeux et initiatives.

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Executive summary -- 1. Overview of the report -- 2. Financial education: its definition, its increasing importance, its contributions to market efficiency and consumer well-being, and the role of financial intermediaries -- 3. Assessment of the financial literacy of consumers -- 4. Investment/retirement saving and financial education -- 5. Financial education on credit and debt -- 6. The unbanked and financial education -- 7. Conclusions and future directions for financial education -- Annex A. Assessment of financial literacy of consumers: additional information -- B. Investment/retirement saving and financial education: additional information -- Annex C. Financial education on credit and debt: additional information -- Annex D. The unbanked: additional information -- Annex E. Recommendation on principals and good practices for financial education and awareness -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- List of figures.

In 2003, the OECD established the Financial Education Project in response to the increasing interest of its member countries in improving the financial literacy of their consumers. Phase one of this project has culminated in the publication of the first major study of financial education at the international level. This book, Improving Financial Literacy: Analysis of Issues and Policies (OECD, 2005, forthcoming), contributes to the development of consumer financial literacy by providing information to policymakers on effective financial education programmes and by facilitating the sharing of experience in the field of financial education and awareness.