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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Ghana, 2019
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Data from the Ghana - World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Cases: 563
Variables: 318

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Ghana, are you … ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Ghana is … ?
a3_1
Food security and nutrition
a3_2
Urban development
a3_3
Energy
a3_4
Social protection
a3_5
Gender equity
a3_6
Domestic private sector development
a3_7
Quality education/skills training
a3_8
Public sector governance/reform
a3_9
Global/regional integration
a3_10
Water and sanitation
a3_11
Health
a3_12
Job creation/employment
a3_13
Pollution reduction
a3_14
Financial markets and financial inclusion
a3_15
Climate change
a3_16
Anti-corruption
a3_17
Judiciary reform
a3_18
Transport
a3_19
Agriculture, agribusiness, rural development
a3_20
Trade and exports
a3_21
Security, crime and violence
a3_22
Natural resource management
a3_23
Poverty reduction
a3_24
Consistent economic growth
a3_25
Disaster risk management
a3_26
Equality of opportunity
a3_27
Information and communications technology, digital economy
a4_1
Security, crime and violence
a4_2
Agriculture, agribusiness, rural development
a4_3
Judiciary reform
a4_4
Consistent economic growth
a4_5
Quality education/skills training
a4_6
Equality of opportunity
a4_7
Information and communications technology, digital economy
a4_8
Social protection
a4_9
Natural resource management
a4_10
Climate change
a4_11
Transport
a4_12
Urban development
a4_13
Anti-corruption
a4_14
Domestic private sector development
a4_15
Financial markets and financial inclusion
a4_16
Trade and exports
a4_17
Water and sanitation
a4_18
Pollution reduction
a4_19
Job creation/employment
a4_20
Health
a4_21
Public sector governance/reform
a4_22
Gender equity
a4_23
Disaster risk management
a4_24
Global/regional integration
a4_25
Food security and nutrition
a4_26
Energy
a5_1
Human development
a5_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a5_3
Growing Ghana’s economy in a way that leads to jobs and employment
a5_4
The gap between the rich and the poor
a5_5
Making government more effective
a5_6
Anti-corruption
a5_7
Attracting new sources of foreign investment
a6_1
Jobs/employment
a6_2
Trade constraints
a6_3
Climate change
a6_4
Terrorism
a6_5
Migrants and refugees
a6_6
Technology based disruption
a6_7
Geo political uncertainty
a6_8
The gap between the rich and the poor
a6_9
Environmental degradation
a6_10
Fragility in Ghana or neighboring countries
a7_1
Inadequate level of government accountability and transparency
a7_2
Corruption and rent seeking
a7_3
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a7_4
Political pressures
a7_5
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a7_6
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a7_7
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a7_8
Poor coordination within the government
a7_9
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a7_10
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a7_11
Other
a8_1
The national/federal government
a8_2
Local government
a8_3
Judiciary and courts
a8_4
Bilateral organizations
a8_5
The World Bank Group
a8_6
The International Monetary Fund
a8_7
The United Nations (UN)
a8_8
Regional development banks
a8_9
Ghana’s Central Bank
a8_10
International private sector
a8_11
Domestic private sector
a8_12
International civil society
a8_13
Domestic civil society
a8_14
Faith-based institutions
a8_15
Domestic traditional media and their web presence
a8_16
International media and their web presence
a8_17
Web based media
a9
When thinking about development efforts in Ghana, do you think that civil society should … ?
a10
To what extent do you trust domestic private sector to engage in public service delivery in Ghana?
a11
To what extent do you trust international private sector to engage in public service delivery in Ghana?
b1
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Ghana?
b2
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Ghana
b3
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Ghana
b4
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group’s effectiveness in Ghana.
b5
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Ghana?
b6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Ghana?
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Ghana?
b8_1
Promoting knowledge sharing from other country experiences
b8_2
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b8_3
Data and statistics
b8_4
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b8_5
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b8_6
Financial resources
b8_7
Technical assistance
b8_8
Implementation support
b8_9
Donor coordination
b8_10
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b8_11
Other
b9_1
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b9_2
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b9_3
Arrogant in its approach
b9_4
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Ghana
b9_5
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b9_6
Staff too inaccessible
b9_7
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b9_8
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b9_9
Not aligned with country priorities
b9_10
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Ghana
b9_11
Too influenced by developed countries
b9_12
World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex
b9_13
Not adequately flexible
b9_14
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b9_15
Other
b9_16
Don't know
b10_1
Domestic private sector development
b10_2
Financial markets and financial inclusion
b10_3
Global/regional integration
b10_4
Public sector governance/reform
b10_5
Energy
b10_6
Water and sanitation
b10_7
Pollution reduction
b10_8
Job creation/employment
b10_9
Health
b10_10
Quality education/skills training
b10_11
Gender equity
b10_12
Social protection
b10_13
Climate change
b10_14
Anti-corruption
b10_15
Security, crime and violence
b10_16
Transport
b10_17
Poverty reduction
b10_18
Food security and nutrition
b10_19
Judiciary reform
b10_20
Consistent economic growth
b10_21
Disaster risk management
b10_22
Equality of opportunity
b10_23
Information and communications technology, digital economy
b10_24
Agriculture, agribusiness, rural development
b10_25
Trade and exports
b10_26
Natural resource management
b10_27
Urban development
c1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared to help Ghana solve its most complicated development challenges?
c2
Responsiveness to needs
c3
Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and services)
c4
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
c5
Being inclusive
c6
Openness (sharing data and other information)
c7
Collaboration with the Government
c8
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
c9
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investment projects
c10
Collaboration with civil society
c11
Staff accessibility
c12
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
c13
Collaboration with the private sector
c14
Straightforwardness and honesty
c15
Treating clients and stakeholders in Ghana with respect
c16
Being a long-term partner
c17
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
c18
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
c19
The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
c20
The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
c21
The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are reasonable
c22
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Ghana
c23
Working with the World Bank Group increases Ghana’s institutional capacity
c24
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
c25
The World Bank Group’s financial instruments meet the needs of Ghana
c26
The World Bank Group meets Ghana’s needs for knowledge services
c27
To build stronger domestic resource mobilization systems in the Government
c28
To develop better and stronger data collection/analytics systems within the Government
c29
To strengthen the country’s crisis preparedness
c30
To identify and monitor risks
c31
To what extent do you believe that the donor community is doing enough to support the government’s efforts related to refugees in Ghana?
c32_1
Macro-economic and fiscal issues
c32_2
Business development
c32_3
Social cohesion
c32_4
Supporting poor and marginalized local communities
c32_5
Jobs
c32_6
Quality education/skills training
c32_7
Infrastructure
c32_8
Health
c32_9
Other
c32_10
Don't know
d1_1
Social protection
d1_2
Gender equity
d1_3
Domestic private sector development
d1_4
Quality education/skills training
d1_5
Public sector governance/reform
d1_6
Global/regional integration
d1_7
Food security and nutrition
d1_8
Urban development
d1_9
Energy
d1_10
Water and sanitation
d1_11
Pollution reduction
d1_12
Job creation/employment
d1_13
Health
d1_14
Financial markets and financial inclusion
d1_15
Transport
d1_16
Agriculture, agribusiness, rural development
d1_17
Trade and exports
d1_18
Security, crime and violence
d1_19
Natural resource management
d1_20
Climate change
d1_21
Poverty reduction
d1_22
Anti-corruption
d1_23
Judiciary reform
d1_24
Consistent economic growth
d1_25
Disaster risk management
d1_26
Equality of opportunity
d1_27
Information and communications technology, digital economy
d2
From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital?
e1
How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities in the work you do?
e2
Are timely
e3
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
e4
Lead to practical solutions
e5
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
e6
Are adequately disseminated
e7
Are translated enough into local language
e8
Are adaptable to Ghana’s specific development challenges and country circumstances
e9
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
e10
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?
f1_1
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_2
Reduce bureaucracy
f1_3
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Ghana’s specific challenges
f1_4
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_5
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
f1_6
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_7
Work faster
f1_8
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_9
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_10
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_11
Offer more innovative financial products and services
f1_12
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_13
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Ghana’s economy
f1_14
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_15
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_16
Other
f2_1
Donor community
f2_2
NGOs/Faith/Community Based Organizations
f2_3
Private sector
f2_4
Local government
f2_5
Project beneficiaries
f2_6
Youth/university groups
f2_7
Parliament
f2_8
Foundations
f2_9
Media
f2_10
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
f2_11
Professional bodies
f2_12
Other
f2_13
Don’t know
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Ghana?
g2_1
Local radio
g2_2
International radio
g2_3
Social media
g2_4
International newspapers
g2_5
Local television
g2_6
Internet
g2_7
Periodicals
g2_8
International television
g2_9
Local newspapers
g2_10
Other
g3_1
World Bank Group’s publications and other written materials
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 website
g3_6
Social media
g4
What do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website?
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
Total: 318
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