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World Bank Group Country Survey 2020

Uruguay, 2020
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Data collected using the 2020 Uruguay World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY20).
- Overall context
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground
- World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas
- World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Uruguay
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 162
Variables: 283

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
In general, would you say that Uruguay is headed in ... ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Uruguay is … ?
a3_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, aging population)
a3_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_3
Private sector development (e.g., competitiveness, productivity, innovation)
a3_4
Education
a3_5
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, state-owned enterprises, fiscal system reform)
a3_6
Global/regional integration
a3_7
Urban development
a3_8
Energy
a3_9
Water and sanitation
a3_10
Job creation/employment
a3_11
Health
a3_12
Financial markets
a3_13
Transport (e.g., road safety, public transport, etc.)
a3_14
Agriculture and rural development
a3_15
Trade and exports
a3_16
Crime and violence (i.e., citizen security)
a3_17
Natural resources management (renewable/non-renewable)
a3_18
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a3_19
Poverty reduction
a3_20
Anti-corruption
a3_21
Economic growth
a3_22
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion, equity)
a3_23
Infrastructure development (e.g., roads, bridges, PPP financing, etc.)
a4_1
Economic growth
a4_2
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion, equity)
a4_3
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, aging population)
a4_4
Agriculture and rural development
a4_5
Trade and exports
a4_6
Crime and violence (i.e., citizen security)
a4_7
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a4_8
Transport (e.g., road safety, public transport, etc.)
a4_9
Energy
a4_10
Anti-corruption
a4_11
Water and sanitation
a4_12
Job creation/employment
a4_13
Health
a4_14
Financial markets
a4_15
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, state-owned enterprises, fiscal system reform)
a4_16
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a4_17
Private sector development
a4_18
Education
a4_19
Global/regional integration
a4_20
Urban development
a4_21
Natural resources management (renewable/non-renewable)
a4_22
Infrastructure development (e.g., roads, bridges, PPP financing, etc.)
a5_1
Human development
a5_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a5_3
Growing Uruguay’s economy in a way that leads to jobs and employment for the poor
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
Climate change
a6_2
Terrorism
a6_3
Migrants and refugees
a6_4
Jobs/employment
a6_5
Trade constraints
a6_6
The gap between the rich and the poor
a6_7
Environmental degradation
a6_8
Fragility in neighboring countries
a6_9
Technology based disruption
a6_10
Geo political uncertainty
a7_1
Political pressures and obstacles
a7_2
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a7_3
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a7_4
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a7_5
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a7_6
Poor coordination within the government
a7_7
Inadequate level of government accountability
a7_8
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a7_9
Corruption
a7_10
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a7_11
Other
a8_1
The national government
a8_2
Bilateral organizations (e.g., AECID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a8_3
The World Bank Group
a8_4
The International Monetary Fund
a8_5
The United Nations (UN)
a8_6
Regional development banks
a8_7
Uruguay’s Central Bank
a8_8
International private sector
a8_9
Domestic private sector
a8_10
International civil society (e.g., non-government organizations, community-based organizations)
a8_11
Domestic civil society (e.g., non-government organizations, community-based organizations)
a8_12
Faith-based institutions
a8_13
Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
a8_14
International media and their web presence
a8_15
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information sources)
b1_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b1_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b1_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b2
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Uruguay
b3
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Uruguay
b4_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b4_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b4_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b5
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Uruguay?
b6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Uruguay?
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Uruguay?
b8_1
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b8_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b8_3
Technical assistance
b8_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b8_5
Financial resources
b8_6
Data and statistics
b8_7
Promoting knowledge sharing
b8_8
Bringing innovative solutions to development challenges
b8_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b8_10
Donor coordination
b8_11
Other
b9_1
Not willing to honestly criticize Government policies and reform
b9_2
Staff too inaccessible
b9_3
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b9_4
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b9_5
Not aligned with country priorities
b9_6
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Uruguay
b9_7
Too influenced by developed countries
b9_8
World Bank Group’s processes too slow (e.g., too bureaucratic in its operational policies and procedures)
b9_9
World Bank Group’s processes too complex
b9_10
Not adequately flexible
b9_11
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b9_12
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
b9_13
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b9_14
Arrogant in its approach
b9_15
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Uruguay
b9_16
Not innovative enough in addressing local challenges (e.g., simply replicating other countries’ experiences)
b9_17
Other
b9_18
Don't know
b10_1
Energy
b10_2
Water and sanitation
b10_3
Job creation/employment
b10_4
Health
b10_5
Financial markets
b10_6
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, aging population)
b10_7
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b10_8
Private sector development (e.g., competitiveness, productivity, innovation)
b10_9
Education
b10_10
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, state-owned enterprises, fiscal system reform)
b10_11
Global/regional integration
b10_12
Urban development
b10_13
Economic growth
b10_14
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion, equity)
b10_15
Transport (e.g., road safety, public transport, etc.)
b10_16
Agriculture and rural development
b10_17
Trade and exports
b10_18
Crime and violence (i.e., citizen security)
b10_19
Natural resource management (renewable/non-renewable)
b10_20
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
b10_21
Poverty reduction
b10_22
Anti-corruption
b10_23
Infrastructure development (e.g., roads, bridges, PPP financing, etc.)
c1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared to help Uruguay 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 Uruguay 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 Uruguay
c23
Working with the World Bank Group increases Uruguay’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 Uruguay
c26
The World Bank Group meets Uruguay’s needs for knowledge services
c27
To what extent do you believe that the donor community is doing enough to support the government’s efforts related to migrants in Uruguay?
c28_1
Supporting poor and marginalized local communities
c28_2
Jobs
c28_3
Education
c28_4
Business development
c28_5
Infrastructure
c28_6
Health
c28_7
Social cohesion
c28_8
Public services
c28_9
Macro issues (fiscal accounts, balance of payments, etc.)
c28_10
Other
c28_11
Don’t know
d1_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, aging population)
d1_2
Private sector development
d1_3
Education (e.g., primary education, teacher’s formation)
d1_4
Public sector governance/reform (e.g., improving electronic government services)
d1_5
Global/regional integration
d1_6
Water and sanitation (e.g., water resource management, water quality)
d1_7
Agriculture (e.g., agro-industry, grain export logistics, green growth)
d1_8
Trade and exports
d1_9
Natural resource management (e.g., sustainable land management)
d1_10
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
d1_11
Economic growth
d1_12
Infrastructure development (e.g., roads construction and maintenance)
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 Uruguay’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
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
f1_2
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local)
f1_3
Work faster
f1_4
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_5
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_6
Offer more innovative financial products and services
f1_7
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_8
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Uruguay’s economy
f1_9
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
f1_10
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_11
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_12
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Uruguay’s specific challenges
f1_13
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_14
Other
f2_1
Beneficiaries
f2_2
Youth/university groups
f2_3
Private sector
f2_4
Local government
f2_5
Donor community
f2_6
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
f2_7
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
f2_8
Parliament
f2_9
Foundations
f2_10
Media
f2_11
Other
f2_12
Don’t know
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Uruguay?
g2_1
Local radio
g2_2
International radio
g2_3
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g2_4
International newspapers
g2_5
Local television
g2_6
Internet
g2_7
Periodicals (e.g., magazines, journals)
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
World Bank Group’s website
g3_5
Direct contact with World Bank Group
g3_6
Social media
g3_7
Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank Group
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
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 Uruguay?
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?
Total: 283
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