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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Jamaica, 2019
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Data file: jamaica_cos_fy19_datafile_final_.sav

Data collected using the 2019 Jamaica World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY2019).

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

Cases: 114
Variables: 308

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Jamaica, are you … ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Jamaica is … ?
a3_1
Job creation/employment
a3_2
Trade and exports
a3_3
Education
a3_4
Public sector governance/reform
a3_5
Gender equity
a3_6
Global/regional integration
a3_7
Urban development
a3_8
Energy
a3_9
Water and sanitation
a3_10
Pollution
a3_11
Social protection
a3_12
Health
a3_13
Financial markets and access to finance
a3_14
Information and communications technology
a3_15
Private sector development
a3_16
Crime and violence
a3_17
Climate change
a3_18
Agriculture and rural development
a3_19
Poverty reduction
a3_20
Anti-corruption
a3_21
Judiciary reform
a3_22
Economic growth
a3_23
Disaster risk management
a3_24
Transport
a3_25
Equality of opportunity
a4_1
Gender equity
a4_2
Pollution
a4_3
Social protection
a4_4
Agriculture and rural development
a4_5
Trade and exports
a4_6
Crime and violence
a4_7
Economic growth
a4_8
Disaster risk management
a4_9
Equality of opportunity
a4_10
Information and communications technology
a4_11
Energy
a4_12
Anti-corruption
a4_13
Public sector governance/reform
a4_14
Education
a4_15
Health
a4_16
Financial markets and access to finance
a4_17
Private sector development
a4_18
Climate change
a4_19
Judiciary reform
a4_20
Water and sanitation
a4_21
Transport
a4_22
Job creation/employment
a4_23
Global/regional integration
a4_24
Urban development
a5_1
Poor coordination within the government
a5_2
Corruption
a5_3
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a5_4
Political pressures and obstacles
a5_5
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a5_6
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a5_7
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a5_8
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_9
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a5_10
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a5_11
Other
a6_1
The national 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
United Nations
a6_6
The Caribbean Development Bank
a6_7
The Development Bank of Jamaica
a6_8
The Bank of Jamaica
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 Jamaica’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
a8_1
Fragility in Venezuela or neighboring countries
a8_2
Technology based disruption
a8_3
Trade constraints
a8_4
The gap between the rich and the poor
a8_5
Environmental degradation
a8_6
Geo political uncertainty
a8_7
Terrorism
a8_8
Climate change
a8_9
Migrants and refugees
a8_10
Jobs/employment
a9
When thinking about development efforts in Jamaica, do you think that civil society should … ?
a10
To what extent do you trust domestic private sector to engage in public service delivery in Jamaica?
a11
To what extent do you trust international private sector to engage in public service delivery in Jamaica?
b1_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b1_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b1_3
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
b2_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b2_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b2_3
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared to help Jamaica solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Health
b4_2
Social protection
b4_3
Gender equity
b4_4
Private sector development
b4_5
Education
b4_6
Pollution
b4_7
Job creation/employment
b4_8
Financial markets and access to finance
b4_9
Public sector governance/reform
b4_10
Energy
b4_11
Water and sanitation
b4_12
Global/regional integration
b4_13
Urban development
b4_14
Trade and exports
b4_15
Agriculture and rural development
b4_16
Information and communications technology
b4_17
Crime and violence
b4_18
Anti-corruption
b4_19
Disaster risk management
b4_20
Equality of opportunity
b4_21
Transport
b4_22
Poverty reduction
b4_23
Judiciary reform
b4_24
Economic growth
b4_25
Climate change
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 aligned with country priorities
b6_2
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b6_3
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Jamaica
b6_4
Too influenced by developed countries
b6_5
Arrogant in its approach
b6_6
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Jamaica
b6_7
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_8
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_9
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b6_10
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_11
Staff too inaccessible
b6_12
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_13
World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex
b6_14
Not adequately flexible
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 Jamaica?
b8
From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital?
b9_1
Parliament
b9_2
Local government
b9_3
Donor community
b9_4
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_5
Private sector
b9_6
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_7
Media
b9_8
Beneficiaries
b9_9
Youth/university groups
b9_10
Other
b9_11
Don’t know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Jamaica
b11
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Jamaica
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 Jamaica with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
c1_1
Social protection
c1_2
Gender equity
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform
c1_6
Global/regional integration
c1_7
Urban development
c1_8
Energy
c1_9
Water and sanitation
c1_10
Pollution
c1_11
Job creation/employment
c1_12
Health
c1_13
Financial markets and access to finance
c1_14
Agriculture and rural development
c1_15
Trade and exports
c1_16
Crime and violence
c1_17
Climate change
c1_18
Poverty reduction
c1_19
Anti-corruption
c1_20
Economic growth
c1_21
Disaster risk management
c1_22
Equality of opportunity
c1_23
Information and communications technology
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Jamaica?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Jamaica?
c4
The World Bank Group’s financial instruments meet the needs of Jamaica
c5
The World Bank Group meets Jamaica’s needs for knowledge services
c6
To what extent do you believe that Jamaica 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 adaptable to Jamaica’s specific development challenges and country circumstances
d8
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
d9
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 Jamaica
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases Jamaica’s institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
f1_1
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_2
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_3
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_4
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_5
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_6
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_7
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_8
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_9
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_10
Work faster
f1_11
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Jamaica’s economy
f1_12
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_13
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Jamaica’s specific challenges
f1_14
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_15
Other
f2
When considering the combination of services that the World Bank Group offers in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica?
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Jamaica?
g2_1
International television
g2_2
Local newspapers
g2_3
International newspapers
g2_4
Local television
g2_5
Internet
g2_6
Periodicals
g2_7
Local radio
g2_8
International radio
g2_9
Social media
g2_10
Word of mouth
g2_11
Other
g3_1
World Bank Group’s website
g3_2
World Bank Group’s seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_3
Direct contact with World Bank Group
g3_4
Social media
g3_5
World Bank Group’s publications and other written materials
g3_6
e-Newsletters
g4_1
Smart phone
g4_2
Tablet
g4_3
Laptop
g4_4
Desktop
g5_1
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media
g5_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media
g5_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media
g5_4
Visited a WBG website
g5_5
Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG
g5_6
Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG
g5_7
Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication
g5_8
Met professionally with WBG staff
g5_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 Jamaica?
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
Total: 308
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