Promoting consumer education trends, policies and good practices

Consumers today are challenged by growing amounts of information and wider choices of products, requiring them to develop skills and knowledge for making good choices in complex markets. This publication examines the approaches that governments use to promote consumer education in OECD and some non-...

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Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Committee on Consumer Policy
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris, France : OECD c2009.
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Summary:Consumers today are challenged by growing amounts of information and wider choices of products, requiring them to develop skills and knowledge for making good choices in complex markets. This publication examines the approaches that governments use to promote consumer education in OECD and some non-OECD countries, highlighting the policies and measures that have been particularly effective. It also analyses recent trends, the role of stakeholders, steps being taken to evaluate the effectiveness of current programmes and the principal challenges.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781282103092
9786612103094
9789264060098