Financial education, an approach to social growth and development

Abstract

The objective of this article was to demonstrate, through
international and national experiences, the different
financial skills of people, in order to build a foundation that
will serve as the necessary tools for an effective education
of the Colombian population. The methodology used in
the development of this study is quantitative, descriptive
and documentary design, using the summary source of
the work of specialization Financial Education as an
Alternative to Improve the Quality of Life of the Society
and hermeneutics as a technique of interpretation of the
texts. The conclusion after analyzing all the antecedents
and theoretical foundations regarding the topic of
Financial Education with respect, and analyzing the
different contexts in which this topic has been acquiring
importance, it can be concluded that financial education
plays an important role in the development of the society,
at the moment in which States create strategies and
policies related to the subject, conditioned to their context
and taking into account the needs of their the needs of
their population, the results have been positive.