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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Nepal, 2019
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NPL_2019_WBCS_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/gcvr-n673
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The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
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Data file: nepal_cos_fy19_datafile_final_

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

The data contains information on:
- General Issues Facing Nepal
- 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 Nepal
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 421
Variables: 309

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Nepal, are you ... ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Nepal is ... ?
a3_1
Energy
a3_2
Water and sanitation
a3_3
Pollution
a3_4
Job creation/employment
a3_5
Health
a3_6
Public sector governance/reform
a3_7
Social protection
a3_8
Gender equity
a3_9
Private sector development
a3_10
Education
a3_11
Global/regional integration
a3_12
Food security
a3_13
Urban development
a3_14
Information and communications technology
a3_15
Economic growth
a3_16
Disaster risk management
a3_17
Equality of opportunity
a3_18
Financial markets
a3_19
Natural resource management
a3_20
Transport
a3_21
Agriculture and rural development
a3_22
Trade and exports
a3_23
Crime and violence
a3_24
Climate change
a3_25
Poverty reduction
a3_26
Anti-corruption
a4_1
Social protection
a4_2
Agriculture and rural development
a4_3
Trade and exports
a4_4
Crime and violence
a4_5
Climate change
a4_6
Transport
a4_7
Economic growth
a4_8
Disaster risk management
a4_9
Equality of opportunity
a4_10
Natural resource management
a4_11
Information and communications technology
a4_12
Energy
a4_13
Anti-corruption
a4_14
Public sector governance/reform
a4_15
Gender equity
a4_16
Private sector development
a4_17
Education
a4_18
Global/regional integration
a4_19
Food security
a4_20
Water and sanitation
a4_21
Pollution
a4_22
Job creation/employment
a4_23
Health
a4_24
Financial markets
a4_25
Urban development
a5_1
Poor coordination within the government
a5_2
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_3
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
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
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a5_10
Other
a6_1
The national/federal government
a6_2
Bilateral organizations
a6_3
The World Bank Group
a6_4
The International Monetary Fund
a6_5
UN
a6_6
Regional development banks
a6_7
Nepal Rastra Bank (Central Bank)
a6_8
International private sector
a6_9
Domestic private sector
a6_10
International civil society
a6_11
Domestic civil society
a6_12
Domestic traditional media and their web presence
a6_13
International media and their web presence
a6_14
Web based media
a7_1
Human development
a7_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a7_3
Growing Nepal'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
Terrorism
a8_2
Jobs/employment
a8_3
Climate change
a8_4
Migrants and refugees
a8_5
Trade constraints
a8_6
Environmental degradation
a8_7
Technology based disruption
a8_8
The gap between the rich and the poor
a8_9
Fragility in Nepal or neighboring countries
a8_10
Geo political uncertainty
a9
When thinking about development efforts in Nepal, 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 Nepal?
a11
To what extent do you trust international private sector to engage in public service delivery in Nepal?
b1
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Nepal?
b2
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group's effectiveness in Nepal.
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared to help Nepal solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Gender equity
b4_2
Private sector development
b4_3
Education
b4_4
Public sector governance/reform
b4_5
Global/regional integration
b4_6
Food security
b4_7
Energy
b4_8
Water and sanitation
b4_9
Pollution
b4_10
Job creation/employment
b4_11
Health
b4_12
Financial markets
b4_13
Social protection
b4_14
Agriculture and rural development
b4_15
Trade and exports
b4_16
Crime and violence
b4_17
Natural resource management
b4_18
Climate change
b4_19
Poverty reduction
b4_20
Anti-corruption
b4_21
Economic growth
b4_22
Disaster risk management
b4_23
Equality of opportunity
b4_24
Urban development
b4_25
Information and communications technology
b4_26
Transport
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
Promoting knowledge sharing
b5a_8
Implementation support
b5a_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5a_10
Donor coordination
b5a_11
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
Promoting knowledge sharing
b5b_8
Implementation support
b5b_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b5b_10
Donor coordination
b5b_11
Other
b6_1
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
b6_2
Not adequately flexible
b6_3
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_4
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b6_5
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_6
Arrogant in its approach
b6_7
Inadequate World Bank Group's staffing in Nepal
b6_8
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_9
Staff too inaccessible
b6_10
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_11
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b6_12
Not aligned with country priorities
b6_13
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Nepal
b6_14
Too influenced by developed countries
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 Nepal?
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
Local government
b9_2
Private sector
b9_3
Beneficiaries
b9_4
Youth/university groups
b9_5
Donor community
b9_6
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_7
Media
b9_8
Foundations
b9_9
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_10
Parliament
b9_11
Other
b9_12
Don’t know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Nepal
b11
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Nepal
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 Nepal with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
c1_1
Social protection
c1_2
Gender equity
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform
c1_6
Global/regional integration
c1_7
Food security
c1_8
Urban development
c1_9
Energy
c1_10
Water and sanitation
c1_11
Pollution
c1_12
Job creation/employment
c1_13
Health
c1_14
Financial markets
c1_15
Transport
c1_16
Agriculture and rural development
c1_17
Trade and exports
c1_18
Crime and violence
c1_19
Natural resource management
c1_20
Climate change
c1_21
Poverty reduction
c1_22
Anti-corruption
c1_23
Economic growth
c1_24
Disaster risk management
c1_25
Equality of opportunity
c1_26
Information and communications technology
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development results in Nepal?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Nepal?
c4
The World Bank Group's financial instruments meet the needs of Nepal
c5
The World Bank Group meets Nepal's needs for knowledge services
c6
As part of IDA18, the World Bank Group has expanded (or developed) a number of financial instruments to respond to challenges in IDA countries. In general, how familiar are you with these new or expanded financial instruments in Nepal?
c7
To build stronger domestic resource mobilization systems in the Government
c8
To develop better and stronger data collection/analytics systems within the Government
c9
To strengthen the country's crisis preparedness
c10
To identify and monitor risks
c11
How effectively does the World Bank Group's SCD and CPF activities support Nepal's efforts to manage crisis related risks?
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 Nepal'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 Nepal
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases Nepal's institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
f1_1
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_2
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_3
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Nepal's specific challenges
f1_4
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_5
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_6
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_7
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_8
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_9
Work faster
f1_10
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_11
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_12
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_13
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_14
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_15
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Nepal's economy
f1_16
Other
f2
When considering the combination of services that the World Bank Group offers in Nepal, 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 Nepal?
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Nepal?
g2_1
Local radio
g2_2
International radio
g2_3
Social media
g2_4
International newspapers
g2_5
Local television
g2_6
Internet
g2_7
Periodicals
g2_8
International television
g2_9
Local newspapers
g2_10
Other
g3_1
World Bank Group's publications and other written materials
g3_2
e-Newsletters
g3_3
World Bank Group's seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_4
Direct contact with World Bank Group
g3_5
World Bank Group's website
g3_6
Social media
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
g5_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media
g5_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media
g5_4
Visited a WBG website
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 (IDA, 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 Nepal?
h5
Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC?
h6_1
Observer
Total: 309
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