World Bank Country Survey 2012
Mauritania, 2011 - 2012
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MRT_2012_WBCS_v01_M
World Bank Country Survey 2012
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mauritania | MRT |
Country Opinion Survey
The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Mauritania perceive the Bank;
- Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Mauritania regarding:
· Their views regarding the general environment in Mauritania;
· Their perceived overall value of the World Bank in Mauritania;
· Overall impressions of the World Bank as related to programs, poverty reduction, personal relationships, effectiveness, knowledge base, collaboration, and its day-to-day operation; and
· Perceptions of the World Bank's communication and outreach in Mauritania.
- Use data to help inform the Mauritania country team's strategy.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Stakeholder
Scope
The World Bank Country Assessment Survey covered the following topics:
- Background Information
- General Issues facing Mauritania
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank
- The Work of the World Bank
- The Way the World Bank does Business
- Project/Program Related Issues
- The Future of the World Bank in Mauritania
- Communication and Outreach
Coverage
National
Stakeholders of the World Bank in Mauritania
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank Group |
Sampling
In December 2011-January 2012, 215 stakeholders of the World Bank in Mauritania were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the President or Prime Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry or ministerial department; Project Implementation Units or Project Coordination Units; representatives of independent government institutions; local government officials or staff; bilateral or multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; trade unions; NGOs (including CBOs); the media; diverse ethnic and faith-based groups; political parties; academia, research institutes or think tanks; and the judiciary.
A total of 110 stakeholders participated in the country survey (51% response rate).
Survey instrument
The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:
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Background Information:
The first section asked respondents for their current position; specialization; familiarity and involvement with the Bank; and geographic location. -
General Issues facing Mauritania:
Respondents were asked to indicate what they thought were the most important development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to poverty reduction and economic growth in Mauritania, as well as rating their perspective on the next generation in Mauritania. -
Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate the Bank's overall effectiveness in Mauritania, the extent to which the Bank meets Mauritania's needs for financial instruments and knowledge services, and their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's programs, poverty mission, relationships, and collaborations in Mauritania. Respondents were also asked to indicate the areas which they perceived as the Bank's top priorities, the areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources and research, what the Bank's level of involvement should be, what they felt were the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, and with which groups the Bank should work more. -
The Work of the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their level of importance and the Bank's level of effectiveness across twenty-five areas in which the Bank was involved, such as helping to reduce poverty and bring about economic growth. -
The Way the World Bank does Business:
Respondents were asked to rate the Bank's level of effectiveness in the way it does business, including the Bank's knowledge, personal relationships, partnerships, and poverty mission. -
Project/Program Related Issues:
Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding the Bank's programs, day-to-day operations, and collaborations in Mauritania. -
The Future of the World Bank in Mauritania:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Mauritania's development and to indicate what the Bank could do to make itself of greater value and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts. -
Communication and Outreach:
Respondents were asked to indicate where they get information about development issues and the Bank's development activities in Mauritania, as well as how they prefer to receive information from the Bank. Respondents were also asked to indicate their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, their past experience requesting information, their access to the Internet, and their usage of the Bank's website.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 2012-01 |
Respondents received the questionnaire in three ways-in person, in the mail, or via email-and returned the completed questionnaire similarly. Respondents were asked to indicate: their overall attitudes toward the Bank; the importance of specific areas of the Bank's work and the Bank's effectiveness in those areas; and their level of agreement with a series of statements about the way the World Bank does business. Respondents were also asked about general issues facing Mauritania, the Bank's future role in Mauritania, and the Bank's communication and outreach efforts in Mauritania.
Data Access
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
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
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank | countrysurveys@worldbankgroup.org |
| The World Bank Microdata Library | The World Bank |
Metadata production
DDI_MRT_2012_WBCS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Economics Data Group | Preparation of the metadata |
2013-12-03
Metadata version
Version 01 (December 2013)