Financial Education in Latin America and the Caribbean Rationale, Overview and Way Forward

Macroeconomic stability and growth in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region have allowed governments to focus on public policies that build on the complementarities between financial education, inclusion and the development of social capital. Financial education programmes can support the...

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Main Author: García, Nidia (-)
Other Authors: Grifoni, Andrea, López, Juan Carlos, Mejía, Diana
Format: eBook Section
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2013.
Series:OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, no.33.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706188006719
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Summary:Macroeconomic stability and growth in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region have allowed governments to focus on public policies that build on the complementarities between financial education, inclusion and the development of social capital. Financial education programmes can support the needs of emerging middle classes in managing their finances and benefitting from access to more sophisticated financial markets. They can also be a valuable tool to ensure a more effective financial inclusion of the most vulnerable sectors of the population, and help fight poverty and inequality.
Physical Description:1 online resource (73 p. )