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World Bank Group Country Survey 2021

Guyana, 2021
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Data file: guyana_cos_fy21_datafile_final_

Data collected using the FY21 Guyana World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire.

Cases: 111
Variables: 340

Variables

id
ID
method
Method
A1
In general, would you say that Guyana is headed in ... ?
A2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Guyana is.. ?
A3_1
Agriculture and rural development
A3_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
A3_3
Urban development
A3_4
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
A3_5
Private sector development
A3_6
Education
A3_7
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
A3_8
Global/regional integration
A3_9
Food security, safety, and nutrition
A3_10
Energy
A3_11
Water and sanitation
A3_12
Pollution
A3_13
Job creation/employment
A3_14
Health and healthcare system
A3_15
Financial markets
A3_16
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
A3_17
Global pandemics and health emergencies (e.g., COVID-19)
A3_18
Anti-corruption
A3_19
Natural resource management (e.g., forest management, oil and gas, hydro)
A3_20
Trade and exports
A3_21
Crime and violence
A3_22
Non-communicable and infectious diseases (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis)
A3_23
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
A3_24
Poverty reduction
A3_25
Judiciary reform
A3_26
Economic growth
A3_27
Disaster risk management
A3_28
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
A3_29
Information and communications technology
A3_30
National debt
A4_1
Anti-corruption
A4_2
Judiciary reform
A4_3
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
A4_4
Energy
A4_5
Non-communicable and infectious diseases (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis)
A4_6
Crime and violence
A4_7
Economic growth
A4_8
Disaster risk management
A4_9
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
A4_10
Natural resource management (e.g., forest management, oil and gas, hydro)
A4_11
Information and communications technology
A4_12
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
A4_13
Trade and exports
A4_14
Agriculture and rural development
A4_15
Health and healthcare system
A4_16
National debt
A4_17
Food security, safety, and nutrition
A4_18
Urban development
A4_19
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
A4_20
Education
A4_21
Water and sanitation
A4_22
Pollution
A4_23
Job creation/employment
A4_24
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
A4_25
Financial markets
A4_26
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
A4_27
Private sector development
A4_28
Global/regional integration
A5_1
Poverty and inequality (e.g., strengthening the social safety net, social assistance)
A5_2
Nutrition/food security
A5_3
Supporting equal access to public services for indigenous peoples (e.g., education, health care/health services)
A5_4
Supporting access to health and other public services for migrant populations
A5_5
Education
A5_6
Public service delivery (e.g., strengthening policies, institutions)
A5_7
Ensuring sustainable business growth and job creation
A5_8
Healthcare
A5_9
Ensuring that girls and women have equal access to job opportunities
A5_10
Providing direct financial support to businesses (business support packages)
A5_11
Ensuring that girls and women have equal access to health care/health services
A5_12
Providing direct non-financial (e.g., food, healthcare supplies, etc.) support to citizens
A5_13
Fair and equal distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine if, and when, a safe one is approved
A5_14
Economic growth
A5_15
Other
A6_1
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
A6_2
Inadequate level of donor coordination
A6_3
Inadequate level of government accountability
A6_4
Political pressures and obstacles
A6_5
Pressure from outside interest groups (e.g., private sector, unions)
A6_6
Inadequate level of private sector participation
A6_7
Corruption
A6_8
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
A6_9
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
A6_10
Other
A7_1
The central government
A7_2
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
A7_3
The World Bank Group
A7_4
The International Monetary Fund
A7_5
The United Nations (UN)
A7_6
The World Health Organization (WHO)
A7_7
Regional development banks (e.g., IADB, IsDB, CDB)
A7_8
Guyana's Central Bank
A7_9
International private sector
A7_10
Domestic private sector
A7_11
International civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
A7_12
Domestic civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
A7_13
Youth organizations
A7_14
Faith-based institutions
A7_15
Indigenous peoples groups
A7_16
Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
A7_17
International media and their web presence
A7_18
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information sources)
A8_1
The COVID-19 vaccine will be safe
A8_2
The COVID-19 vaccine will be effective
A8_3
I will get the COVID-19 vaccine if I can
B1_1
The World Bank (IDA)
B1_2
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group's private sector arm
B1_3
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
B1_4
IDB Invest, the IDB's private sector arm
B1_5
The Caribbean Development Bank
B1_6
The Islamic Development Bank
B1_7
The United Nations
B2
Overall, the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Guyana
B3
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Guyana
B4_1
The World Bank (IDA)
B4_2
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group's private sector arm
B4_3
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
B4_4
IDB Invest, the IDB's private sector arm
B4_5
The Caribbean Development Bank
B4_6
The Islamic Development Bank
B4_7
The United Nations
B5
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development results in Guyana?
B6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Guyana?
B7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group's work and support help the poorest in Guyana?
B8_1
Global advocacy
B8_2
Promoting knowledge sharing, including through peer to peer learning
B8_3
Implementation support
B8_4
Financial resources
B8_5
Mobilizing third party financial resources
B8_6
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
B8_7
Technical assistance
B8_8
Formal policy advice, studies, analyses
B8_9
Informal advice that World Bank Group's staff provides (e.g., memos, short evidence notes, informal discussions and emails)
B8_10
Data and statistics
B8_11
Donor coordination
B8_12
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
B8_13
Other
B9_1
Inadequate level of real-time advice and guidance
B9_2
Inadequate number of innovative knowledge products and services
B9_3
Inadequate number of innovative financial products and services
B9_4
Inadequate World Bank Group's staffing in Guyana
B9_5
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
B9_6
Staff too inaccessible
B9_7
Not collaborating enough with private sector
B9_8
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
B9_9
Not aligned with country priorities
B9_10
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Guyana
B9_11
Too influenced by developed countries
B9_12
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
B9_13
Not adequately flexible in changing country circumstances
B9_14
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
B9_15
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
B9_16
Not enough public disclosure of its work
B9_17
Arrogant in its approach
B9_18
Other
B9_19
Don't know
B10_1
Health and healthcare system
B10_2
Food security, safety, and nutrition
B10_3
Energy
B10_4
Water and sanitation
B10_5
Pollution
B10_6
Job creation/employment
B10_7
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
B10_8
Private sector development
B10_9
Education
B10_10
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
B10_11
Financial markets
B10_12
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
B10_13
Global pandemics and health emergencies (e.g., COVID-19)
B10_14
Global/regional integration
B10_15
Urban development
B10_16
Anti-corruption
B10_17
Poverty reduction
B10_18
Judiciary reform
B10_19
Economic growth
B10_20
Disaster risk management
B10_21
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
B10_22
Non-communicable and infectious diseases (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis)
B10_23
Trade and exports
B10_24
Crime and violence
B10_25
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
B10_26
Information and communications technology
B10_27
Agriculture and rural development
B10_28
Natural resource management (e.g., forest management, oil and gas, hydro)
B10_29
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
B10_30
National debt
B11_1
Development institution
B11_2
Investment bank
B11_3
Asset manager
B11_4
Multi-lateral financial institution
B11_5
Private sector solutions
B11_6
World Bank
B11_7
Financial advisory solutions
B11_8
Thought leader
B11_9
Impact investor
B11_10
Venture capital
B11_11
Innovation and entrepreneurship
B11_12
Public-private partnerships
B11_13
None of the above
B11_14
Don't know
B11_15
Other
C1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared (e.g., skills mix and knowledge) to help Guyana solve its most complicated development challenges?
C2
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group is adequately staffed in Guyana?
C3
Responsiveness to needs
C4
Flexibility (in terms of the institution's products and services)
C5
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
C6
Being inclusive
C7
Openness (sharing data and other information)
C8
Collaboration with the Government
C9
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
C10
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investment projects
C11
Collaboration with civil society
C12
Staff accessibility
C13
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
C14
Collaboration with the private sector
C15
Straightforwardness and honesty
C16
Treating clients and stakeholders in Guyana with respect
C17
Being a long-term partner
C18
Acting with compassion and empathy
C19
Insisting on accountability through its lending (e.g., performance-based financing/resources tied to results)
C20
Measuring results effectively
C21
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
C22
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
C23
The World Bank Group's approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
C24
The World Bank Group's Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
C25
The World Bank Group's conditions on its lending are reasonable
C26
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Guyana
C27
Working with the World Bank Group increases Guyana's institutional capacity
C28
The World Bank Group's financial instruments (i.e., investment lending, Development Policy Loan, Trust Funds) meet the needs of Guyana
C29
The World Bank Group meets Guyana's needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, technical assistance)
C30
The World Bank Group has provided real time advice and guidance to the government and policy makers, built on its COVID-19 “Approach Paper” published soon after the outbreak. Please rate the usefulness of this more informal advice and guidance
C31
How important is the World Bank Group's global advocacy role in areas such as climate, health, gender, and debt?
C32
To build stronger domestic resource mobilization systems in the Government (e.g., tax collection)
C33
To develop better and stronger data collection/analytics systems within the Government
C34
To strengthen the country's crisis preparedness
C35
To what extent do you believe that the donor community is doing enough to support the government's efforts related to refugees in Guyana?
C36_1
Supporting poor and marginalized local communities
C36_2
Jobs
C36_3
Education
C36_4
Business development
C36_5
Infrastructure
C36_6
Health
C36_7
Social cohesion
C36_8
Public services
C36_9
Macro issues (fiscal accounts, balance of payments, etc.)
C36_10
Other
C36_11
Don't know
D1_1
Private sector development
D1_2
Education
D1_3
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
D1_4
Energy
D1_5
Health
D1_6
Agriculture and rural development
D1_7
Natural resource management (support to oil and gas sector governance)
D1_8
Poverty reduction
D1_9
Economic growth
D1_10
Disaster risk management
D2
The World Bank Group has provided fast track support to Guyana related to the outbreak of COVID-19 since early 2020. Please rate the World Bank Group's effectiveness when considering this fast track assistance in supporting health interventions for sav
E1
How frequently do you consult World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities in the work you do?
E2
Are timely
E3
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
E4
Lead to practical solutions
E5
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
E6
Are adequately disseminated
E7
Are adaptable to Guyana's specific development challenges and country circumstances
E8
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group
E9
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group
F1_1
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
F1_2
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Guyana's specific challenges
F1_3
Increase the number of World Bank Group staff resident in Guyana
F1_4
Engage more effectively with private sector
F1_5
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
F1_6
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
F1_7
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
F1_8
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local)
F1_9
Work faster
F1_10
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
F1_11
Offer more real-time advice and guidance
F1_12
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
F1_13
Offer more innovative financial products and services
F1_14
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
F1_15
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Guyana's economy
F1_16
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
F1_17
Other
F2_1
NGOs/Community Based Organizations/Indigenous peoples groups
F2_2
Local government
F2_3
Private sector
F2_4
Youth/university groups
F2_5
Donor community
F2_6
Beneficiaries
F2_7
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
F2_8
Media
F2_9
Foundations
F2_10
Parliament
F2_11
Other
F2_12
Don't know
G1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Guyana?
Total: 340
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