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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

North Macedonia, 2018
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MKD_2019_WBCS_v01_M
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https://doi.org/10.48529/t241-nw15
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Public Opinion Research Group
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The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
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Data file: macedonia_cos_fy19_datafile_final_

Data collected using the 2019 FYR Macedonia World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY19).

The data contains information on:
- General Issues Facing FYR Macedonia
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results
- The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities
- Working with the World Bank Group
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in FYR Macedonia
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 183
Variables: 306

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in FYR Macedonia, are you ...?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in FYR Macedonia is ...?
a3_1
Global/regional integration
a3_2
Private sector development
a3_3
Education and skills
a3_4
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
a3_5
Urban development
a3_6
Energy
a3_7
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_8
Water and sanitation
a3_9
Pollution
a3_10
Job creation/employment
a3_11
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
a3_12
Health
a3_13
Financial markets
a3_14
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a3_15
Trade and exports
a3_16
Information and communications technology
a3_17
Natural resource management (renewables)
a3_18
Poverty reduction
a3_19
Anti-corruption
a3_20
Agriculture and rural development
a3_21
Judiciary reform
a3_22
Economic growth
a3_23
Disaster risk management
a3_24
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
a3_25
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
a4_1
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
a4_2
Anti-corruption
a4_3
Judiciary reform
a4_4
Natural resource management (renewables)
a4_5
Agriculture and rural development
a4_6
Trade and exports
a4_7
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a4_8
Economic growth
a4_9
Disaster risk management
a4_10
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
a4_11
Information and communications technology
a4_12
Energy
a4_13
Global/regional integration
a4_14
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
a4_15
Urban development
a4_16
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
a4_17
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a4_18
Private sector development
a4_19
Education and skills
a4_20
Water and sanitation
a4_21
Pollution
a4_22
Job creation/employment
a4_23
Health
a4_24
Financial markets
a5_1
Inadequate level of implementation capacity in the government
a5_2
Poor coordination within the government
a5_3
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_4
Corruption
a5_5
Political pressures and obstacles
a5_6
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a5_7
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a5_8
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a5_9
Other
a6_1
The national/federal government
a6_2
Local/municipal government
a6_3
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a6_4
The World Bank Group
a6_5
The International Monetary Fund
a6_6
UN
a6_7
Regional development banks (e.g., EBRD, EIB)
a6_8
FYR Macedonia's Central Bank
a6_9
International private sector
a6_10
Domestic private sector
a6_11
International civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
a6_12
Domestic civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
a6_13
Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
a6_14
International media and their web presence
a6_15
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information sources)
a7_1
Human development (e.g., health, education, and social protection)
a7_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a7_3
Growing FYR Macedonia's economy in a way that leads to jobs and employment
a7_4
The gap between the rich and the poor
a7_5
Making government more effective
a7_6
Anti-corruption
a7_7
Attracting new sources of foreign investment
a8_1
Jobs/employment
a8_2
Trade constraints
a8_3
Climate change
a8_4
Terrorism
a8_5
Migrants and refugees
a8_6
Technology based disruption
a8_7
Geo political uncertainty
a8_8
The gap between the rich and the poor
a8_9
Environmental degradation
a8_10
Fragility in the country or neighboring countries
a9
When thinking about development efforts in FYR Macedonia, do you think that civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) should ...?
a10
To what extent do you trust domestic private sector to engage in public service delivery in FYR Macedonia?
a11
To what extent do you trust international private sector to engage in public service delivery in FYR Macedonia?
b1
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in FYR Macedonia?
b2
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group's effectiveness in FYR Macedonia.
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared (e.g., skills and knowledge) to help FYR Macedonia solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Pollution
b4_2
Job creation/employment
b4_3
Health
b4_4
Private sector development
b4_5
Education and skills
b4_6
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
b4_7
Financial markets
b4_8
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
b4_9
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b4_10
Energy
b4_11
Water and sanitation
b4_12
Global/regional integration
b4_13
Urban development
b4_14
Disaster risk management
b4_15
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
b4_16
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
b4_17
Trade and exports
b4_18
Poverty reduction
b4_19
Natural resource management (renewables)
b4_20
Information and communications technology
b4_21
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
b4_22
Agriculture and rural development
b4_23
Judiciary reform
b4_24
Economic growth
b4_25
Anti-corruption
b5a_1
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b5a_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b5a_3
Technical assistance
b5a_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b5a_5
Financial resources
b5a_6
Data and statistics
b5a_7
Implementation support
b5a_8
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5a_9
Donor coordination
b5a_10
Other
b5b_1
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b5b_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b5b_3
Technical assistance
b5b_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b5b_5
Financial resources
b5b_6
Data and statistics
b5b_7
Implementation support
b5b_8
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5b_9
Donor coordination
b5b_10
Other
b6_1
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_2
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
b6_3
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_4
Arrogant in its approach
b6_5
Inadequate World Bank Group's staffing in the country
b6_6
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_7
Staff too inaccessible
b6_8
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_9
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b6_10
Not aligned with country priorities
b6_11
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in the country
b6_12
Too influenced by developed countries
b6_13
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
b6_14
Not adequately flexible
b6_15
Other
b6_16
Don't know
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group's work and support help the poorest in FYR Macedonia?
b8
From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group's current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, health, social protection)?
b9_1
Donor community
b9_2
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_3
Parliament
b9_4
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_5
Beneficiaries
b9_6
Local government
b9_7
Media
b9_8
Private sector
b9_9
Foundations
b9_10
Youth/university groups
b9_11
Other
b9_12
Don't know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in FYR Macedonia
b11
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for FYR Macedonia
b12
Responsiveness to needs
b13
Flexibility (in terms of the institution's products and services)
b14
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
b15
Being inclusive
b16
Openness (sharing data and other information)
b17
Collaboration with the Government
b18
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
b19
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investment projects
b20
Collaboration with civil society
b21
Staff accessibility
b22
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
b23
Collaboration with the private sector
b24
Straightforwardness and honesty
b25
Treating clients and stakeholders in the country with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
c1_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
c1_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education and skills
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
c1_6
Global/regional integration
c1_7
Urban development
c1_8
Energy
c1_9
Pollution
c1_10
Job creation/employment
c1_11
Health
c1_12
Financial markets
c1_13
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
c1_14
Agriculture and rural development
c1_15
Trade and exports
c1_16
Natural resource management (renewables)
c1_17
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
c1_18
Poverty reduction
c1_19
Anti-corruption
c1_20
Judiciary reform
c1_21
Economic growth
c1_22
Disaster risk management
c1_23
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
c1_24
Information and communications technology
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development results in FYR Macedonia?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in FYR Macedonia?
c4
The World Bank Group's financial instruments (i.e., investment lending, Development Policy Loan, Trust Funds, etc.) meet the needs of the country
c5
The World Bank Group meets the country's needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, technical assistance)
d1
How frequently do you consult World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities in the work you do?
d2
Are timely
d3
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
d4
Lead to practical solutions
d5
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
d6
Are adequately disseminated
d7
Are translated enough into local language
d8
Are adaptable to FYR Macedonia's specific development challenges and country circumstances
d9
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
d10
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?
e1
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
e2
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
e3
The World Bank Group's approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
e4
The World Bank Group's Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
e5
The World Bank Group's conditions on its lending are reasonable
e6
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in FYR Macedonia
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases country's institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems (e.g., procurement, financial management, etc.) are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
e9
To what extent do you believe that the donor community is doing enough to support the government's efforts related to refugees in FYR Macedonia?
e10_1
Macro issues (fiscal accounts, balance of payments, etc.)
e10_2
Infrastructure
e10_3
Business development
e10_4
Supporting poor and marginalized local communities
e10_5
Education
e10_6
Health
e10_7
Jobs
e10_8
Social cohesion
e10_9
Public services
e10_10
Other
e10_11
Don't know
f1_1
Improve the quality of its experts as related to country's specific challenges
f1_2
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_3
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on the country's economy
f1_4
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
f1_5
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_6
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_7
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_8
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_9
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_10
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_11
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local)
f1_12
Work faster
f1_13
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_14
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_15
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_16
Other
f2
When considering the combination of services that the World Bank Group offers in FYR Macedonia, and taking into account its limited level of resources, which ONE of the following do you believe the World Bank Group should offer more of in the country?
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in FYR Macedonia?
g2_1
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g2_2
International newspapers
g2_3
Local radio
g2_4
International radio
g2_5
Local television
g2_6
International television
g2_7
Local newspapers
g2_8
Internet
g2_9
Periodicals
g2_10
Other
g3_1
World Bank Group's seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_2
World Bank Group's publications and other written materials
g3_3
e-Newsletters
g3_4
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g3_5
Direct contact with World Bank Group (i.e., face to face meetings/discussions)
g3_6
World Bank Group's website
g4
Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website?
g5_1
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio)
g5_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio)
g5_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media (e.g. read a post or tweet, liked, commented, shared, retweeted)
g5_4
Visited a WBG website (e.g. read a blog, used data)
g5_5
Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG
g5_6
Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG
g5_7
Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication
g5_8
Met professionally with WBG staff
h1
Which of the following best describes your current affiliation?
h2
Please identify the primary specialization of your work.
h3
Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IBRD, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country?
h4
If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/ work with in FYR Macedonia?
h5
Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC?
h6_1
Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.)
h6_2
Use World Bank Group reports/data
Total: 306
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