World Bank Country Survey 2013

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Paraguay:
Respondents were asked to indicate whether Paraguay is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the most important development priorities, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Paraguay, and how to best achieve "shared prosperity".

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with and the effectiveness of the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Latin American Development Bank. Respondents were asked to rate Bank staff preparedness to help Paraguay solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner, and that the Bank's services meet the national development needs of Paraguay. 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, and with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results:
Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve development results in Paraguay, the extent to which the Bank meets Paraguay's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across eighteen development areas, such as social protection.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge Work and Activities:
Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work and activities, the areas on which the Bank should focus its knowledge work and activities, and to rate the quality of the Bank's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality. Respondents were also asked if they consulted the most recent LAC Flagship Report and if so, to evaluate it.

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.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Paraguay:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank and international development cooperation should play in Paraguay's development in the near future and to what extent they believe the Bank has moved in the right direction over the last three years. Respondents were also asked to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in Paraguay and which services the Bank should offer more of in Paraguay.

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 Internet access, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's website. 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 about 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 Paraguay, and geographic location.