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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Brazil, 2019
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Data file: brazil_cos_fy19_datafile_final_.sav

Data collected using the 2019 FYR Macedonia World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY19).

The data contains information on:
- General Issues Facing Brazil
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Effectiveness and Results
- The World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- Working with the World Bank Group
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Brazil
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 300
Variables: 345

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Brazil, are you … ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Brazil is … ?
a3_1
Urban development
a3_2
Energy
a3_3
Water and sanitation
a3_4
Regulatory framework
a3_5
Private sector development
a3_6
Education
a3_7
Public sector governance/reform
a3_8
Financial markets
a3_9
Social protection
a3_10
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_11
Global/regional integration
a3_12
Welfare of vulnerable population
a3_13
Job creation/employment
a3_14
Health
a3_15
Transport
a3_16
Law and justice
a3_17
Economic growth
a3_18
Disaster risk management
a3_19
Equality of opportunity
a3_20
Crime and violence
a3_21
Natural resource management (renewable/non-renewable)
a3_22
Climate change
a3_23
Foreign direct investment
a3_24
Agriculture and rural development
a3_25
Trade and exports
a3_26
Poverty reduction
a3_27
Anti-corruption
a3_28
Communicable/non-communicable diseases
a3_29
Information and communications technology
a3_30
Environmental sustainability
a4_1
Transport
a4_2
Communicable/non-communicable diseases
a4_3
Information and communications technology
a4_4
Social protection
a4_5
Equality of opportunity
a4_6
Agriculture and rural development
a4_7
Trade and exports
a4_8
Crime and violence
a4_9
Disaster risk management
a4_10
Climate change
a4_11
Energy
a4_12
Anti-corruption
a4_13
Economic growth
a4_14
Law and justice
a4_15
Water and sanitation
a4_16
Urban development
a4_17
Financial markets
a4_18
Public sector governance/reform
a4_19
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a4_20
Health
a4_21
Private sector development
a4_22
Education
a4_23
Global/regional integration
a4_24
Job creation/employment
a4_25
Welfare of vulnerable population
a4_26
Natural resource management (renewable/non-renewable)
a4_27
Foreign direct investment
a4_28
Regulatory framework
a4_29
Environmental sustainability
a5_1
Corruption
a5_2
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a5_3
Inadequate regulatory framework
a5_4
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a5_5
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a5_6
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a5_7
Poor coordination within the government
a5_8
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_9
Political pressures and obstacles
a5_10
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a5_11
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a5_12
Other
a6_1
The national/federal government
a6_2
Congress
a6_3
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a6_4
The World Bank Group
a6_5
The International Monetary Fund
a6_6
UN
a6_7
Regional development banks
a6_8
Brazil’s Central Bank
a6_9
International private sector
a6_10
Domestic private sector
a6_11
International civil society
a6_12
Domestic civil society
a6_13
Faith-based institutions
a6_14
Domestic traditional media and their web presence
a6_15
International media and their web presence
a6_16
Web based media
a7_1
Human development
a7_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a7_3
Growing Brazil’s economy in a way that leads to jobs and employment
a7_4
The gap between the rich and the poor
a7_5
Making government more effective
a7_6
Anti-corruption
a7_7
Attracting new sources of foreign investment
a7_8
Natural resources management
a7_9
Climate change
a8_1
Environmental degradation
a8_2
Fragility in Brazil or neighboring countries
a8_3
Jobs/employment
a8_4
Trade constraints
a8_5
The gap between the rich and the poor
a8_6
Technology based disruption
a8_7
Geo political uncertainty
a8_8
Climate change
a8_9
Crime and violence
a8_10
Migrants and refugees
a9
When thinking about development efforts in Brazil, do you think that civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) should … ?
a10
To what extent do you trust domestic private sector to engage in public service delivery in Brazil?
a11
To what extent do you trust international private sector to engage in public service delivery in Brazil?
b1_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b1_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b1_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b2_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b2_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b2_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared (e.g., skills and knowledge) to help Brazil solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Private sector development
b4_2
Education
b4_3
Climate change
b4_4
Urban development
b4_5
Law and justice
b4_6
Financial markets
b4_7
Social protection
b4_8
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b4_9
Energy
b4_10
Water and sanitation
b4_11
Regulatory framework
b4_12
Job creation/employment
b4_13
Health
b4_14
Public sector governance/reform
b4_15
Global/regional integration
b4_16
Crime and violence
b4_17
Natural resource management (renewable/non-renewable)
b4_18
Anti-corruption
b4_19
Foreign direct investment
b4_20
Environmental sustainability
b4_21
Transport
b4_22
Agriculture and rural development
b4_23
Trade and exports
b4_24
Economic growth
b4_25
Disaster risk management
b4_26
Equality of opportunity
b4_27
Communicable/non-communicable diseases
b4_28
Information and communications technology
b4_29
Welfare of vulnerable population
b4_30
Poverty reduction
b5a_1
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b5a_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b5a_3
Technical assistance
b5a_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b5a_5
Financial resources
b5a_6
Data and statistics
b5a_7
Promoting knowledge sharing
b5a_8
Implementation support
b5a_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5a_10
Donor coordination
b5a_11
Reaching out to general public and advocating for reforms
b5a_12
Other
b5b_1
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b5b_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b5b_3
Technical assistance
b5b_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b5b_5
Financial resources
b5b_6
Data and statistics
b5b_7
Promoting knowledge sharing
b5b_8
Implementation support
b5b_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5b_10
Donor coordination
b5b_11
Reaching out to general public and advocating for reforms
b5b_12
Other
b6_1
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Brazil
b6_2
Not client focused
b6_3
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b6_4
Not aligned with country priorities
b6_5
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Brazil
b6_6
Too influenced by developed countries
b6_7
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_8
Staff too inaccessible
b6_9
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_10
World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex
b6_11
Not adequately flexible
b6_12
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_13
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b6_14
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_15
Arrogant in its approach
b6_16
Other
b6_17
Don’t know
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Brazil?
b8
From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, health, social protection)?
b9_1
Local government
b9_2
Donor community
b9_3
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_4
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_5
Beneficiaries
b9_6
Youth/university groups
b9_7
Private sector
b9_8
Parliament
b9_9
Foundations
b9_10
Media
b9_11
Other
b9_12
Don’t know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Brazil
b11
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Brazil
b12
Responsiveness to needs
b13
Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and services)
b14
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
b15
Being inclusive
b16
Openness (sharing data and other information)
b17
Collaboration with the Government
b18
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
b19
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investment projects
b20
Collaboration with civil society
b21
Staff accessibility
b22
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
b23
Collaboration with the private sector
b24
Straightforwardness and honesty
b25
Treating clients and stakeholders in Brazil with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
b27_1
Technical assistance
b27_2
Investment lending
b27_3
Policy based lending/budget support to the Government
b27_4
Trust Fund management
b27_5
Knowledge products/services
b27_6
Capacity development
b27_7
Multi-sectoral approaches
b27_8
Other
b27_9
Don’t know
c1_1
Social protection
c1_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform
c1_6
Global/regional integration
c1_7
Welfare of vulnerable population
c1_8
Urban development
c1_9
Energy
c1_10
Water and sanitation
c1_11
Regulatory framework
c1_12
Job creation/employment
c1_13
Health
c1_14
Financial markets
c1_15
Transport
c1_16
Agriculture and rural development
c1_17
Trade and exports
c1_18
Crime and violence
c1_19
Natural resource management (renewable/non-renewable)
c1_20
Climate change
c1_21
Poverty reduction
c1_22
Anti-corruption
c1_23
Law and justice
c1_24
Economic growth
c1_25
Disaster risk management
c1_26
Equality of opportunity
c1_27
Communicable/non-communicable diseases
c1_28
Information and communications technology
c1_29
Foreign direct investment
c1_30
Environmental sustainability
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Brazil?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Brazil?
c4
The World Bank Group’s financial instruments meet the needs of Brazil
c5
The World Bank Group meets Brazil’s needs for knowledge services
d1
How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities in the work you do?
d2
Are timely
d3
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
d4
Lead to practical solutions
d5
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
d6
Are adequately disseminated
d7
Are translated enough into local language
d8
Are adaptable to Brazil’s specific development challenges and country circumstances
d9
Are accessible (well written and easy to understand)
d10
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
d11
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?
e1
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
e2
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
e3
The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
e4
The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
e5
The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are reasonable
e6
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Brazil
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases Brazil’s institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
e9
The World Bank Group provides effective implementation support
e10
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work helps to find solutions that promote private public partnerships in Brazil?
e11
Which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s support in Brazil?
f1_1
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_2
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_3
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_4
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Brazil’s economy
f1_5
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_6
Work faster
f1_7
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_8
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_9
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_10
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_11
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_12
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_13
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Brazil’s specific challenges
Total: 345
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