World Bank Country Survey 2013

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Poland:
Respondents were asked to indicate whether Poland is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities in the country, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty, boosting shared prosperity, and generating economic growth in Poland.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in Poland, Bank staff preparedness to help Poland solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the Bank's greatest values, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity in Poland, with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more, to what extent the Bank should influence the global development agenda, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results:
Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve development results, the extent to which the Bank meets Poland's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across twenty four development areas, such as public sector governance/reform, job creation/employment, private sector development, and economic growth.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge:
Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work and activities, to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of 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 effectiveness in providing implementation support and sharing international best practices, disbursing funds promptly, providing services tailored to Polish circumstances, and increasing Poland's institutional capacity.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Poland:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Poland in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value.

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, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's websites. Respondents were asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank, that the Bank's websites are easy to navigate and useful, 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 Poland, and their geographic location.