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Background Information:
The first section asked respondents for their current position; specialization; familiarity, exposure to, and involvement with the Bank; geographic location; and age.
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General Issues facing Ethiopia:
Respondents were asked to indicate what they thought were the most important development priorities, which areas would contribute most to poverty reduction and economic growth in Ethiopia, whether Ethiopia is headed in the right direction, and whether the economy and standard living has improved in the past five years, as well as rating the extent to which Ethiopia was headed in the right direction in terms of specific development areas.
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Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank meets Ethiopia's need for knowledge services, the extent to which the Bank encourages the government to see through reforms, and their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's programs, poverty mission, relationships, and collaborations in Ethiopia. Respondents were also asked to indicate 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.
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The Work of the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their level of importance and the Bank's level of effectiveness across twenty-two areas in which the Bank was involved, such as helping to reduce poverty and encouraging greater transparency in governance.
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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, collaborations, and poverty mission.
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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 Ethiopia.
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The Future of the World Bank in Ethiopia:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Ethiopia's development and to indicate what the Bank could to make itself of greater value and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.
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Communication and Outreach:
Respondents were asked to indicate where they get information about development issues and the Bank's development activities in Ethiopia, as well as how they prefer to receive information from the Bank. Respondents were also asked to indicate their usage of the Bank's website, PICs, and Development Information Corners, and to evaluate these communication and outreach efforts.
