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World Bank Group Country Survey 2021

Liberia, 2021
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Data file: liberia_cos_fy21_data

Data collected using the 2021 Liberia World Bank Group Country Survey Questionnaire (FY21).
The scope includes:
- Overall Context
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground
- World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas
- World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 606
Variables: 367

Variables

id
v#_before_cleaning
method
A1
In general, would you say that Liberia is headed in ... ?
A2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Liberia is … ?
A3_1
Global/regional integration
A3_2
Urban development
A3_3
Energy
A3_4
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
A3_5
Water and sanitation
A3_6
Job creation/youth employment
A3_7
Private sector development
A3_8
Global pandemics (e.g., COVID-19)
A3_9
Education
A3_10
Public debt
A3_11
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
A3_12
Health
A3_13
Financial markets
A3_14
Gender based violence
A3_15
Information and communications technology
A3_16
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
A3_17
Poverty reduction
A3_18
Anti-corruption
A3_19
Agriculture and food security
A3_20
Economic growth
A3_21
Local governance and institutions
A3_22
Trade and exports
A3_23
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
A3_24
Crime and violence
A3_25
Social cohesion
A3_26
Natural resource management (e.g., sustainable use of forest resources: controlled logging, wide life conservation of endangered animal species, and benefits to forest communities)
A3_27
Disaster risk management
A3_28
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
A3_29
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
A4_1
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
A4_2
Local governance and institutions
A4_3
Information and communications technology
A4_4
Economic growth
A4_5
Disaster risk management
A4_6
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
A4_7
Natural resource management (e.g., sustainable use of forest resources: controlled logging, wide life conservation of endangered animal species, and benefits to forest communities)
A4_8
Agriculture and food security
A4_9
Trade and exports
A4_10
Crime and violence
A4_11
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
A4_12
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
A4_13
Social cohesion
A4_14
Anti-corruption
A4_15
Health
A4_16
Public debt
A4_17
Financial markets
A4_18
Water and sanitation
A4_19
Job creation/youth employment
A4_20
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
A4_21
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
A4_22
Energy
A4_23
Private sector development
A4_24
Education
A4_25
Global/regional integration
A4_26
Gender based violence
A4_27
Urban development
A5_1
Providing direct financial support to businesses (business support packages)
A5_2
Providing direct non-financial (e.g., food, healthcare supplies, etc.) support to citizens
A5_3
Fair and equal distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine if, and when, a safe one is approved
A5_4
Economic growth
A5_5
Poverty and inequality (e.g., strengthening the social safety net, social assistance)
A5_6
Healthcare
A5_7
Nutrition/food security
A5_8
Public service delivery (e.g., strengthening policies, institutions)
A5_9
Education
A5_10
Ensuring sustainable business growth and job creation
A5_11
Ensuring that girls and women have equal access to job opportunities
A5_12
Ensuring that girls and women have equal access to health care/health services
A5_13
Other
A6_1
Pressure from outside interest groups (e.g., private sector, unions)
A6_2
Fragility
A6_3
Budgetary shortfall
A6_4
Corruption
A6_5
Political pressures and obstacles
A6_6
Inadequate level of private sector participation
A6_7
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
A6_8
Inadequate level of donor coordination/support
A6_9
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
A6_10
Inadequate level of government accountability
A6_11
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
A6_12
Other
A7_1
The national/federal 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., AfDB)
A7_8
Liberia’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
Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
A7_16
International media and their web presence
A7_17
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information sources)
A8_1
None. I do not consider Liberia a fragile state.
A8_2
Crime and violence
A8_3
Low levels of political and economic inclusion
A8_4
Lack of access to development finance
A8_5
Political uncertainty
A8_6
Policy inconsistency
A8_7
Weak social cohesion
A8_8
Weak institutional capacity
A8_9
Food insecurity
A8_10
High levels of corruption
A8_11
Weak accountability
A8_12
Other
A9_1
The COVID-19 vaccine will be safe
A9_2
The COVID-19 vaccine will be effective
A9_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
B2
Overall, the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Liberia
B3
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Liberia
B4_1
The World Bank (IDA)
B4_2
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private sector arm
B5
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Liberia?
B6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Liberia?
B7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Liberia?
B8_1
Promoting knowledge sharing
B8_2
Strategy formulation (e.g., PRSP assistance)
B8_3
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
B8_4
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
B8_5
Technical assistance
B8_6
Formal policy advice, studies, analyses
B8_7
Informal advice that World Bank Group’s staff provides (e.g., memos, short evidence notes, informal discussions and emails)
B8_8
Global advocacy
B8_9
Financial resources
B8_10
Data and statistics
B8_11
Mobilizing third party financial resources
B8_12
Donor coordination
B8_13
Implementation support
B8_14
Other
B9_1
Arrogant in its approach
B9_2
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Liberia
B9_3
Not focused enough on issues that are unique to post-conflict countries
B9_4
Too influenced by developed countries
B9_5
World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex
B9_6
Not adequately flexible
B9_7
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
B9_8
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
B9_9
Not enough public disclosure of its work
B9_10
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
B9_11
Staff too inaccessible
B9_12
Not collaborating enough with private sector
B9_13
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
B9_14
Not aligned with country priorities
B9_15
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Liberia
B9_16
Other
B9_17
Don’t know
B10_1
Financial markets
B10_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
B10_3
Private sector development
B10_4
Health
B10_5
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
B10_6
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
B10_7
Education
B10_8
Global/regional integration
B10_9
Urban development
B10_10
Gender based violence
B10_11
Energy
B10_12
Water and sanitation
B10_13
Public debt
B10_14
Job creation/youth employment
B10_15
Global pandemics (e.g., COVID-19)
B10_16
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
B10_17
Trade and exports
B10_18
Crime and violence
B10_19
Information and communications technology
B10_20
Agriculture and food security
B10_21
Natural resource management (e.g., sustainable use of forest resources: controlled logging, wide life conservation of endangered animal species, and benefits to forest communities)
B10_22
Social cohesion
B10_23
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
B10_24
Poverty reduction
B10_25
Anti-corruption
B10_26
Economic growth
B10_27
Disaster risk management
B10_28
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
B10_29
Local governance and institutions
C1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared (e.g., skills mix and knowledge) to help Liberia solve its most complicated development challenges?
C2
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group is adequately staffed in Liberia?
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
Collaboration with the UN
C16
Straightforwardness and honesty
C17
Treating clients and stakeholders in Liberia with respect
C18
Being a long-term partner
C19
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
C20
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
C21
The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
C22
The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
C23
The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are reasonable
C24
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Liberia
C25
Working with the World Bank Group increases Liberia’s institutional capacity
C26
The World Bank Group’s financial instruments (i.e., investment lending, Development Policy Loan, Trust Funds, etc.) meet the needs of Liberia
C27
The World Bank Group meets Liberia’s needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, technical assistance)
C28
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 (e.g., inf
C29
How important is the World Bank Group’s global advocacy role in areas such as climate, health, gender, and debt?
C30
To build stronger domestic resource mobilization systems in the Government (e.g., tax collection)
C31
To develop better and stronger data collection/analytics systems within the Government
C32
To strengthen the country’s crisis preparedness
D1_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
D1_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
D1_3
Private sector development
D1_4
Education
D1_5
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
D1_6
Global/regional integration
D1_7
Energy
D1_8
Water and sanitation
D1_9
Job creation/youth employment
D1_10
Health
D1_11
Financial markets
D1_12
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
D1_13
Agriculture and food security
D1_14
Natural resource management (e.g., sustainable use of forest resources)
D1_15
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
D1_16
Poverty reduction
D1_17
Anti-corruption
D1_18
Economic growth
D1_19
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
D1_20
Gender based violence
D2_1
Supporting health interventions for saving lives
D2_2
Education (e.g., transitioning to remote learning, ensuring access, etc.)
D2_3
Protecting poor people (social assistance/ social safety nets)
D2_4
Ensuring sustainable business growth and job creation
D2_5
Strengthening policies, institutions and investments for rebuilding better
D2_6
Macroeconomic stability and transparent debt management
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 Liberia’s specific development challenges and country circumstances
E8
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
E9
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?
F1_1
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Liberia’s specific challenges
F1_2
Engage more effectively with private sector
F1_3
Increase the level of World Bank Group staffing in Liberia’s office
F1_4
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
F1_5
Offer more innovative financial products and services
F1_6
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
F1_7
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Liberia’s economy
F1_8
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
F1_9
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
F1_10
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
F1_11
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
F1_12
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local)
F1_13
Work faster
F1_14
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
F1_15
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
F1_16
Other
F2a_1
Social cohesion
F2a_2
Public financial management
F2a_3
Reducing gender-based violence
F2a_4
Human capital (education, health, social protection)
F2a_5
Crisis preparedness
F2a_6
Crisis response
F2a_7
Access to justice systems
F2a_8
Support domestic resource mobilization
F2a_9
Access to basic services
F2a_10
Capacity of state institutions
F2a_11
Jobs
F2a_12
Improving livelihoods
F2a_13
Food security
F2a_14
Social safety nets
F2a_15
Stimulating dialogue to promote peace and stability
F2b_1
Social cohesion
F2b_2
Public financial management
F2b_3
Reducing gender-based violence
F2b_4
Human capital (education, health, social protection)
F2b_5
Crisis preparedness
F2b_6
Crisis response
F2b_7
Access to justice systems
F2b_8
Support domestic resource mobilization
F2b_9
Access to basic services
F2b_10
Capacity of state institutions
F2b_11
Jobs
F2b_12
Improving livelihoods
F2b_13
Food security
F2b_14
Social safety nets
F2b_15
Stimulating dialogue to promote peace and stability
Total: 367
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