This report on a seminar on adult literacy and public policy aims to make available for discussion current significant issues in the relationship between literacy and the economy, including matters that extend well beyond the institutional boundaries of the economy. This document summarizes a presentation by Jarl Bengtsson, Head of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Next are summaries of presentations regarding policy and programming arrangements in Sweden, by Kjell Rubenson and Kenneth Abrahamson; in Germany, by Hans Schutze; and in Massachusetts, by Gerald D'Amico. Issues discussed in the seminar included the following: education as a priority; a new techno-economic paradigm; the labor force, education and training, and labor market management; the undereducated and marginalized; three arguments on the marginalized, education, and economic participation; articulating education to new economic demands; the public schools; making the case for adult literacy in Canada; innovative literacy programming strategies; education for the new economy--policy, funding, and equity; and research for adult literacy. Eleven references, a list of participants, and three data tables conclude the document. (KC)