The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:
A. General Issues facing Burkina Faso:
Respondents were asked to indicate whether Burkina Faso was headed in the right or wrong direction, the most important development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Burkina Faso.
B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in Burkina Faso, Bank staff preparedness, the extent to which the Bank should seek to influence the global development agenda, agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Burkina Faso, with which groups the Bank should work more in Burkina Faso, and how they attribute slow or failed reform efforts.
C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results:
Respondents were asked to rate the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-four development areas, the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve sustainable development results in Burkina Faso, and the extent to which the Bank meets Burkina Faso's need for financial instruments and knowledge services.
D. The World Bank's Knowledge Work and Activities (i.e., Analysis, Studies, Research, Data, Reports, Conferences):
Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work and activities in the work they do, the areas on which the Bank should focus its knowledge work and activities, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge work and activities, including how significant a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.
E. Working with the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable and the Bank disbursing funds promptly.
F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Burkina Faso:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Burkina Faso's development in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in Burkina Faso.
G. Communication and Information Sharing:
Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, their access to the Internet, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's website and PICs. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked to indicate their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.
H. Background Information:
Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in Burkina Faso, and their geographic location.
