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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Thailand, 2019
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Data file: thailand_cos_fy19_datafile_final_

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

The data contains information on:
- General Issues Facing Thailand
- 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 Thailand
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 202
Variables: 288

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Thailand, are you ... ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Thailand is ... ?
a3_1
Education
a3_2
Public sector governance/reform
a3_3
Global/regional integration
a3_4
Political stability
a3_5
Urban development
a3_6
Energy policy
a3_7
Water and sanitation
a3_8
Pollution
a3_9
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_10
Private sector development
a3_11
Job creation/employment
a3_12
Social protection
a3_13
Health
a3_14
Financial stability and access to finance
a3_15
Environmental sustainability
a3_16
Climate change
a3_17
Poverty reduction
a3_18
Anti-corruption
a3_19
Infrastructure
a3_20
Economic growth
a3_21
Disaster risk management
a3_22
Equality of opportunity
a3_23
Agriculture and rural development
a3_24
Road safety
a3_25
Conflict resolution in Southern Thailand
a3_26
Transport
a3_27
Information and communications technology
a4_1
Anti-corruption
a4_2
Infrastructure
a4_3
Conflict resolution in Southern Thailand
a4_4
Information and communications technology
a4_5
Social protection
a4_6
Economic growth
a4_7
Disaster risk management
a4_8
Equality of opportunity
a4_9
Agriculture and rural development
a4_10
Road safety
a4_11
Climate change
a4_12
Transport
a4_13
Energy policy
a4_14
Urban development
a4_15
Environmental sustainability
a4_16
Health
a4_17
Financial stability and access to finance
a4_18
Public sector governance/reform
a4_19
Water and sanitation
a4_20
Pollution
a4_21
Job creation/employment
a4_22
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a4_23
Private sector development
a4_24
Education
a4_25
Global/regional integration
a4_26
Political stability
a5_1
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a5_2
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a5_3
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a5_4
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a5_5
Poor coordination within the government
a5_6
Political pressures and obstacles
a5_7
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_8
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a5_9
Corruption
a5_10
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a5_11
Other
a6_1
The national/federal government
a6_2
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a6_3
The World Bank Group
a6_4
The International Monetary Fund
a6_5
UN
a6_6
Regional development banks
a6_7
Thailand's Central Bank
a6_8
International private sector
a6_9
Domestic private sector
a6_10
International civil society
a6_11
Domestic civil society
a6_12
Faith-based institutions
a6_13
Domestic traditional media and their web presence
a6_14
International media and their web presence
a6_15
Web based media
a7_1
Human development
a7_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a7_3
Growing Thailand'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
b1
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Thailand?
b2
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group's effectiveness in Thailand.
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared (e.g., skills and knowledge) to help Thailand solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Health
b4_2
Job creation/employment
b4_3
Financial stability and access to finance
b4_4
Energy policy
b4_5
Water and sanitation
b4_6
Social protection
b4_7
Pollution
b4_8
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b4_9
Private sector development
b4_10
Education
b4_11
Public sector governance/reform
b4_12
Global/regional integration
b4_13
Political stability
b4_14
Urban development
b4_15
Conflict resolution in Southern Thailand
b4_16
Equality of opportunity
b4_17
Information and communications technology
b4_18
Infrastructure
b4_19
Economic growth
b4_20
Transport
b4_21
Disaster risk management
b4_22
Agriculture and rural development
b4_23
Road safety
b4_24
Environmental sustainability
b4_25
Climate change
b4_26
Poverty reduction
b4_27
Anti-corruption
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
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
Other
b6_1
Not adequately flexible
b6_2
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_3
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b6_4
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_5
Staff too inaccessible
b6_6
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_7
Not aligned with country priorities
b6_8
Inadequate World Bank Group's staffing in Thailand
b6_9
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Thailand
b6_10
Too influenced by developed countries
b6_11
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
b6_12
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b6_13
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_14
Arrogant in its approach
b6_15
Other
b6_16
Don't know
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group's work and support help the poorest in Thailand?
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
Parliament
b9_2
Foundations
b9_3
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_4
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_5
Youth/university groups
b9_6
Private sector
b9_7
Local government
b9_8
Donor community
b9_9
Media
b9_10
Beneficiaries
b9_11
Other
b9_12
Don't know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Thailand
b11
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Thailand
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 Thailand with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
c1_1
Social protection
c1_2
Poverty reduction
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform
c1_6
Transportation
c1_7
Health
c1_8
Social inclusion
c1_9
Gender
c1_10
Climate change
c1_11
Energy
c1_12
Community development in Southern Thailand
c1_13
Financial sector development
c1_14
Economic growth
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development results in Thailand?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Thailand?
c4
The World Bank Group's financial instruments meet the needs of Thailand
c5
The World Bank Group meets Thailand's needs for knowledge services
c6
To what extent do you believe that Thailand received value for money from the World Bank Group's Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)?
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 Thailand's specific development challenges and country circumstances
d9
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
d10
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 Thailand
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases Thailand's institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
f1_1
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_2
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_3
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_4
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_5
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_6
Work faster
f1_7
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_8
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_9
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_10
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_11
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_12
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_13
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Thailand's economy
f1_14
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Thailand's specific challenges
f1_15
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_16
Other
f2
When considering the combination of services that the World Bank Group offers in Thailand, and taking into account its limited level of resources, which ONE of the following do you believe the World Bank Group should offer more of in Thailand?
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Thailand?
g2_1
Periodicals
g2_2
International television
g2_3
Local newspapers
g2_4
Local radio
g2_5
International radio
g2_6
Social media
g2_7
International newspapers
g2_8
Local television
g2_9
Internet
g2_10
Other
g3_1
World Bank Group's website
g3_2
e-Newsletters
g3_3
World Bank Group's seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_4
Direct contact with World Bank Group
g3_5
World Bank Group's publications and other written materials
g3_6
Social media
g4_1
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media
g4_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media
g4_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media
g4_4
Visited a WBG website
g4_5
Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG
g4_6
Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG
g4_7
Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication
g4_8
Met professionally with WBG staff
g4_9
Read a WBG e-newsletter
h1
Which of the following best describes your current affiliation?
h2
Please identify the primary specialization of your work.
h3
Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IBRD, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country?
h4
If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/work with in Thailand?
h5
Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC?
h6_1
Observer
h6_2
Use World Bank Group reports/data
h6_3
Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities
h6_4
Collaborate as part of my professional duties
h6_5
Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc.
h7
What's your gender?
h8
What's your age?
h9
Which best represents your geographic location?
h9r
Which best represents your geographic location? Recoded
h1r
Which of the following best describes your current affiliation?
ind_mean
Mean of 28 indicator questions
b1r
Familiarity recoded
h2r_h
Specialization for health nutrition population
h2r_f
Finance and markets specialization
Total: 288
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