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World Bank Country Survey 2012

Sri Lanka, 2011 - 2012
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Data file: Sri Lanka FY12 FINAL datafile

Data collected from the Sri Lanka World Bank Opinion Survey FY 2012.

Cases: 296
Variables: 366

Variables

id
a1
DO NOT USE Which of the following best describes your current position?
a2
Please identify the primary specialization of your work
a3
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank in Sri Lanka?
a4
How long have you been involved with (or a close observer of) the World Bank's activities?
a5
DO NOT USE Which best represents your current location?
b1
Please indicate your perspective on the future of the next generation in Sri Lanka
b2a_1
Government effectiveness/governance
b2a_2
HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
b2a_3
Economic growth
b2a_4
Reducing corruption
b2a_5
Promote policies to stimulate foreign direct investment
b2a_6
Increasing access to quality education
b2a_7
Increasing access to quality health services
b2a_8
Reducing poverty
b2a_9
Developing the SME sector
b2a_10
Improving the effectiveness of law and justice system
b2a_11
Improving basic infrastructure
b2a_12
Improving environmental quality
b2a_13
Protecting natural resources and environment
b2a_14
Increasing employment/ income generating opportunities
b2a_15
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
b2a_16
Agriculture development
b2a_17
Tourism
b2a_18
Access to finance
b2a_19
Strengthening regulatory framework
b2a_20
Improving trade and exports
b2a_21
Climate change
b2a_22
Food security
b2a_23
Other
b2b_1
Government effectiveness/governance
b2b_2
HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
b2b_3
Economic growth
b2b_4
Reducing corruption
b2b_5
Promote policies to stimulate foreign direct investment
b2b_6
Increasing access to quality education
b2b_7
Increasing access to quality health services
b2b_8
Reducing poverty
b2b_9
Developing the SME sector
b2b_10
Improving the effectiveness of law and justice system
b2b_11
Improving basic infrastructure
b2b_12
Improving environmental quality
b2b_13
Protecting natural resources and environment
b2b_14
Increasing employment/ income generating opportunities
b2b_15
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
b2b_16
Agriculture development
b2b_17
Tourism
b2b_18
Access to finance
b2b_19
Strengthening regulatory framework
b2b_20
Improving trade and exports
b2b_21
Climate change
b2b_22
Food security
b2b_23
Other
b3_1
Agriculture development
b3_2
Improving governance
b3_3
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
b3_4
Infrastructure development
b3_5
Education
b3_6
Increasing economic growth
b3_7
Developing the SME sector
b3_8
Reducing corruption
b3_9
Health
b3_10
Protecting the environment and natural resources
b3_11
Increasing income generating activities/ employment
b3_12
Increasing foreign direct investment
b3_13
Food security
b3_14
Other
b4_1
Access to education
b4_2
Access to finance
b4_3
Enhancing Colombo as an International city
b4_4
Enhancing the environment for increased foreign direct investment
b4_5
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
b4_6
Improving governance
b4_7
Improve environment for doing business and private sector growth
b4_8
Improved power generation infrastructure
b4_9
Improved transportation infrastructure
b4_10
Promoting and supporting the SME sector
b4_11
Reducing corruption
b4_12
Improving access to and/or quality of education
b4_13
Improving access to and/or quality of health care
b4_14
Improving the skills of the labor force
b4_15
Improving trade and exports
b4_16
Better managing State Owned Enterprise sector
b4_17
Increase efficiency of public spending
b4_18
Increasing agricultural productivity
b4_19
Invest in tourism products and services
b4_20
Encouraging Public Private Partnerships
b4_21
Quality of education
b4_22
Ethnic reconciliation
b4_23
Increasing the role of private sector in development and production
b4_24
Strengthening the regulatory framework
b4_25
Other
c1
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank’s effectiveness in Sri Lanka
c2a_1
Government effectiveness/governance
c2a_2
Food security
c2a_3
Reducing corruption
c2a_4
Reducing poverty
c2a_5
Economic growth
c2a_6
Promote policies and stimulate foreign direct investment
c2a_7
Increasing access to quality education
c2a_8
Increasing access to quality health services
c2a_9
Access to finance
c2a_10
Developing the SME sector
c2a_11
Improving the effectiveness of law and justice system
c2a_12
Improving basic infrastructure
c2a_13
Improving environmental quality
c2a_14
Agriculture development
c2a_15
Tourism
c2a_16
Protecting natural resources and environment
c2a_17
Managing HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
c2a_18
Promoting entrepreneurship
c2a_19
Reducing non communicable diseases
c2a_20
Increasing employment/ income generating opportunities
c2a_21
Improving trade and exports
c2a_22
Climate change
c2a_23
Developing a skilled labour force
c2a_24
Strengthening regulatory framework
c2a_25
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
c2a_26
Other
c2b_1
Government effectiveness/governance
c2b_2
Food security
c2b_3
Reducing corruption
c2b_4
Reducing poverty
c2b_5
Economic growth
c2b_6
Promote policies and stimulate foreign direct investment
c2b_7
Increasing access to quality education
c2b_8
Increasing access to quality health services
c2b_9
Access to finance
c2b_10
Developing the SME sector
c2b_11
Improving the effectiveness of law and justice system
c2b_12
Improving basic infrastructure
c2b_13
Improving environmental quality
c2b_14
Agriculture development
c2b_15
Tourism
c2b_16
Protecting natural resources and environment
c2b_17
Managing HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
c2b_18
Promoting entrepreneurship
c2b_19
Reducing non communicable diseases
c2b_20
Increasing employment/ income generating opportunities
c2b_21
Improving trade and exports
c2b_22
Climate change
c2b_23
Developing a skilled labour force
c2b_24
Strengthening regulatory framework
c2b_25
Enhancing the opportunity for private sector growth/investment
c2b_26
Other
c3
In your opinion, what should be the level of involvement of the World Bank in Sri Lanka's development strategies?
c3_1
Which World Bank instrument do you believe is the most effective in reducing poverty in Sri Lanka?
c3_2
Which World Bank instrument do you believe is least effective in meeting the needs of poverty in Sri Lanka?
c4a_1
The Bank's knowledge
c4a_2
Technical advice
c4a_3
Policy and economic advice
c4a_4
Lending when others won’t
c4a_5
Convener/facilitator
c4a_6
Donor coordination
c4a_7
Ability to mobilize resources
c4a_8
Ability to build implementation capacity
c4a_9
Financial resources
c4a_10
Other
c4b_1
The Bank's knowledge
c4b_2
Technical advice
c4b_3
Policy and economic advice
c4b_4
Lending when others won’t
c4b_5
Convener/facilitator
c4b_6
Donor coordination
c4b_7
Ability to mobilize resources
c4b_8
Ability to build implementation capacity
c4b_9
Financial resources
c4b_10
Other
c5_1
Imposing technocratic solutions without regard to political realities
c5_2
Not exploring alternative policy options
c5_3
Too bureaucratic in its operational policies and procedures
c5_4
Staff too inaccessible
c5_5
Is arrogant in its approach
c5_6
Not client focused
c5_7
The credibility of its knowledge/data
c5_8
Not willing to honestly criticize politics and reform efforts in the country
c5_9
Too influenced by the US
c5_10
Not enough public disclosure of its work
c5_11
World Bank processes too slow and complex
c5_12
Inadequately aligned with country priorities
c5_13
Too political
c5_14
Too theoretical
c5_15
Too detailed
c5_16
Other
c6_1
Education
c6_2
Health
c6_3
Social protection
c6_4
Transport
c6_5
Poverty
c6_6
Governance
c6_7
Anti-corruption
c6_8
Enhanced business environment for private sector development
c6_9
Energy
c6_10
Promote Public Private Partnerships
c6_11
Agricultural development
c6_12
Water and sanitation
c6_13
Monitoring and evaluation
c6_14
Help restructure SOE's for better results
c6_15
Public expenditure
c6_16
Public sector performance
c6_17
Labor markets/job creation
c6_18
Financial markets
c6_19
Urban/metropolitan development
c6_20
Environmental sustainability/ natural resources management
c6_21
Improving equality of opportunity
c6_22
Rural development
c6_23
Food security
c6_24
Climate change
c6_25
Other
c7_1
NGOs
c7_2
Local Government
c7_3
Beneficiaries
c7_4
Private sector
c7_5
Youth
c7_6
Self-employed women's groups
c7_7
Community based organizations (CBOs)
c7_8
Donor community
c7_9
Parliament
c7_10
Media
c7_11
Faith-based organizations
c7_12
Other
c8
Overall the Bank currently plays a relevant role in development in Sri Lanka
c9
The Bank’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for this country
c10
The Bank’s work reflects its own mission of poverty reduction
c11
The World Bank supports programs and strategies that are realistic for Sri Lanka
c12
The World Bank treats clients and stakeholders in Sri Lanka with respect
c13
The World Bank collaborates well with other donors here
c14
The World Bank is responsive
c15
Overall, I like to work/interact with Bank staff
c16
The Bank is an effective catalyst for discussion on issues related to poverty
c17
In general, the strategies that the Bank supports are sustainable over time
c18
The World Bank's work promotes country ownership of development strategies
c19
The Bank's work promotes the empowerment of poor people to participate in development
c20
The World Bank imposes reasonable conditions on its lending
c21
The Bank gives appropriate priority to growth issues
d1a
Helping to reduce poverty
d1b
Helping to reduce poverty
d2a
Helping to bring about economic growth
d2b
Helping to bring about economic growth
d3a
Encouraging greater transparency in governance
d3b
Encouraging greater transparency in governance
d4a
Helping to strengthen the private sector
d4b
Helping to strengthen the private sector
d5a
Helping to strengthen the financial system
d5b
Helping to strengthen the financial system
d6a
Helping to strengthen the regulatory framework
d6b
Helping to strengthen the regulatory framework
d7a
Helping to strengthen the judicial system
d7b
Helping to strengthen the judicial system
d8a
Helping to strengthen the public sector
d8b
Helping to strengthen the public sector
d9a
Helping to strengthen the education sector
d9b
Helping to strengthen the education sector
d10a
Helping to strengthen the health sector
d10b
Helping to strengthen the health sector
d11a
Safeguarding against corruption in projects/ programs that it funds with its procurement rules
d11b
Safeguarding against corruption in projects/ programs that it funds with its procurement rules
d12a
Helping to integrate Sri Lanka into the global economy
d12b
Helping to integrate Sri Lanka into the global economy
d13a
Ensuring that attention is paid to the environmental impact of Bank supported programs and strategies
d13b
Ensuring that attention is paid to the environmental impact of Bank supported programs and strategies
d14a
Ensuring that attention is paid to gender disparities
d14b
Ensuring that attention is paid to gender disparities
d15a
Helping to strengthen agricultural development
d15b
Helping to strengthen agricultural development
d16a
Helping to strengthen infrastructure development
d16b
Helping to strengthen infrastructure development
d17a
Helping to strengthen environment and natural resources management
d17b
Helping to strengthen environment and natural resources management
d18a
Helping to strengthen the social protection sector
d18b
Helping to strengthen the social protection sector
d19a
Helping to improve the quality of life in urban areas
d19b
Helping to improve the quality of life in urban areas
d20a
Helping to reduce corruption in the country with its advice and support
d20b
Helping to reduce corruption in the country with its advice and support
d21a
Helping to empower communities to participate in their own development
d21b
Helping to empower communities to participate in their own development
d22a
Helping Sri Lanka adapt to/avert risk of climate change
d22b
Helping Sri Lanka adapt to/avert risk of climate change
e1
Technical competence
e2
Producing knowledge and research that are useful
e3
Making the results of studies and analyses readily available
e4
Sharing knowledge about international best practices
e5
Ability to adapt its knowledge to your country’s needs
e6
Ensuring its staff is accessible
e7
Providing sound policy and economic advice
e8
Straightforwardness in its dealings with you
e9
Maintaining consistent messages
e10
Promoting the inclusion of local communities in the development of strategies
e11
Promoting the inclusion of civil society in the development of strategies
e12
Promoting the inclusion of local project experts in the development of strategies
e13
Promoting the inclusion of private sector in the development of strategies
e14
Giving appropriate priority to poverty reduction
e15
Lending in a way that promotes effective development
f1
The Bank is flexible in terms of adjusting to changing circumstances
f2
The Bank disburses funds promptly
f3
The Bank works efficiently
f4
The Bank effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
f5
The Bank helps to build capacity at the community level
f6
The Bank helps to build capacity of government officials
Total: 366
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