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World Bank Group Country Survey 2014

Zimbabwe, 2014
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ZWE_2014_WBCS_v01_M
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Public Opinion Research Group
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    Survey ID number

    ZWE_2014_WBCS_v01_M

    Title

    World Bank Group Country Survey 2014

    Country
    Name Country code
    Zimbabwe ZWE
    Study type

    Country Opinion Survey

    Abstract

    The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Zimbabwe or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey will give the World Bank Group’s team that works in Zimbabwe, greater insight into how the Bank’s work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its stakeholders, and to develop more effective strategies that support development in Zimbabwe.

    The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives:

    • Assist the World Bank Group in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Zimbabwe perceive the World Bank Group;
    • Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Zimbabwe regarding:
      · Their views regarding the general environment in Zimbabwe;
      · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group in Zimbabwe;
      · Overall impressions of the World Bank Group’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Zimbabwe;
      · Perceptions of the World Bank Group’s future role in Zimbabwe.
    • Use data to help inform Zimbabwe country team’s strategy.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Stakeholders

    Scope

    Notes

    The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey covered the following topics:

    • General Issues Facing Zimbabwe
    • Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group (WBG)
    • 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 Zimbabwe
    • Communication and Information Sharing
    • Background Information

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    Opinion leaders from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Public Opinion Research Group World Bank Group
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    World Bank Group Funded the study

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    In April-May 2014, 246 stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Zimbabwe were invited to provide their opinions on the World Bank Group's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from the office of the President; the office of the Deputy President; government ministers; parliamentarians; government employees and civil servants; consultants/contractors working on World Bank Group-supported projects/ programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the judiciary branch; and other organizations. A total of 183 stakeholders participated in the survey.

    Response Rate

    74% response rate

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

    A. General Issues Facing Zimbabwe:
    Respondents were asked to indicate whether Zimbabwe is headed in the right direction (socially and economically), what they thought were the top three most important development priorities in the country, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Zimbabwe, and how "shared prosperity" would be best achieved in Zimbabwe.

    B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group (WBG):
    Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the WBG, the WBG's effectiveness in Zimbabwe, WBG staff preparedness to help Zimbabwe solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the WBG's work, and the extent to which the WBG is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the WBG's greatest values and weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Zimbabwe, with which stakeholder groups the WBG should collaborate more, in which sectoral areas the WBG should focus most of its resources (financial and knowledge services), and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

    C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results:
    Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the WBG's work helps achieve development results in Zimbabwe, the extent to which the WBG meets Zimbabwe's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the WBG's level of effectiveness across twenty-nine development areas, such as economic growth, private sector development, education, health, agriculture and rural development.

    D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities:
    Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult WBG's knowledge work and activities and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the WBG's knowledge, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.

    E. Working with the World Bank Group:
    Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the WBG, such as the WBG's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the WBG imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, and providing effective implementation support.

    F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Zimbabwe:
    Respondents were asked to indicate what the WBG should do to make itself of greater value in Zimbabwe, which services the WBG should offer more of in the country, and which development areas would benefit most from WBG playing a leading role as compared to other donors.

    G. Communication and Information Sharing:
    Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the WBG, and their usage and evaluation of the WBG's websites and social media channels. Respondents were also asked about their awareness of the WBG's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the WBG, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the WBG as a result of the WBG's Open Data policy.

    H. Background Information:
    Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the WBG, and their exposure to the WBG in Zimbabwe.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2014-04 2014-05
    Data Collection Notes

    Mode: mail and face-to-face

    Respondents either completed questionnaires with a representative of the fielding agency or they received the questionnaire via courier and returned it accordingly. Respondents were asked about: general issues facing Zimbabwe; their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group (WBG); the WBG's effectiveness and results; the WBG's knowledge work and activities; working with the WBG; the WBG's future role in Zimbabwe; and the WBG's communication and information sharing in Zimbabwe.

    Access policy

    Location of Data Collection

    World Bank Group Microdata Library

    Archive where study is originally stored

    World Bank Group Microdata Library
    http://microdatalib.worldbank.org
    Cost: None

    Depositor information

    Depositor
    Name Affiliation
    Public Opinion Research Group World Bank Group

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Public Opinion Research Group World Bank Group countrysurveys@worldbankgroup.org http://countrysurveys.worldbank.org/
    World Bank Microdata Library World Bank Group microdata@worldbankgroup.org http://microdata.worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_ZWE_2014_WBCS_v01_M_WB

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2015-01-08

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (January 2015)

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