Promoting consumer education : trends, policies and good practices.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Committee on Consumer Policy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer education.

Consumer education--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Other Title:

French title on t.p. verso: Promotion de l'education des consommateurs : tendances, politiques et bonnes pratiques

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, c2009.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Analysis of Selected Countries: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Summary and Conclusions

Analysis of Selected Countries: Slovak Republic

Analysis of Selected Countries: Spain

Analysis of Selected Countries: Korea

Analysis of Selected Countries: Norway

Analysis of Selected Countries: Mexico

Analysis of Selected Countries: Thailand

Analysis of Selected Countries: Portugal

Analysis of Selected Countries: Turkey

Analysis of Selected Countries: United Kingdom

Analysis of Selected Countries: United States

Overview

Analysis of Selected Countries: Ireland

Analysis of Selected Countries: Australia

Analysis of Selected Countries: Japan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-10309-1

9786612103094

92-64-06009-X

OCLC:

317662153