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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Paraguay, 2019
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PRY_2019_WBCS_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/hy1s-1127
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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: paraguay_cos_fy19_datafile_final_

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

The data contains information on:
A. General Issues Facing Paraguay
B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results
D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities (i.e., analysis studies, research, data, reports, conferences)
E. Working with the World Bank Group
F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Paraguay
G. Communication and Information Sharing

Cases: 260
Variables: 309

Variables

id
id
method
Survey completion method
a1
When you think about the future in Paraguay, are you...?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Paraguay is...?
a3_1
Private sector development
a3_2
Education
a3_3
Public sector governance/reform
a3_4
Fiscal system reform
a3_5
Public sector transparency/anti-corruption
a3_6
Citizen engagement
a3_7
Food security
a3_8
Urban development
a3_9
Health
a3_10
Social protection
a3_11
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_12
Energy
a3_13
Water and sanitation
a3_14
Job creation/employment
a3_15
Crime and violence
a3_16
Trade and exports
a3_17
Agriculture and rural development
a3_18
Natural resource management (renewable and non-renewable)
a3_19
Climate change
a3_20
Poverty reduction
a3_21
Judiciary reform
a3_22
Economic growth
a3_23
Innovation in information and communications technology
a3_24
Financial markets
a3_25
Transport
a3_26
Disaster risk management
a3_27
Equality of opportunity
a3_28
Catastrophic disease
a4_1
Energy
a4_2
Social protection
a4_3
Agriculture and rural development
a4_4
Disaster risk management
a4_5
Equality of opportunity
a4_6
Catastrophic disease
a4_7
Innovation in information and communications technology
a4_8
Trade and exports
a4_9
Economic growth
a4_10
Crime and violence
a4_11
Climate change
a4_12
Transport
a4_13
Judiciary reform
a4_14
Water and sanitation
a4_15
Urban development
a4_16
Public sector transparency/anti-corruption
a4_17
Citizen engagement
a4_18
Health
a4_19
Financial markets
a4_20
Public sector governance/reform
a4_21
Fiscal system reform
a4_22
Natural resource management (renewable and non-renewable)
a4_23
Job creation/employment
a4_24
Private sector development
a4_25
Education
a4_26
Food security
a4_27
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a5_1
Poor coordination within the government
a5_2
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a5_3
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a5_4
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a5_5
Inadequate level of government accountability
a5_6
Corruption
a5_7
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a5_8
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a5_9
Weakness of the justice system
a5_10
Political pressures and obstacles
a5_11
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a5_12
Other
a6_1
The national/federal government
a6_2
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a6_3
The World Bank Group
a6_4
The International Monetary Fund
a6_5
UN
a6_6
Regional development banks
a6_7
Paraguay's Central Bank
a6_8
International private sector
a6_9
Domestic private sector
a6_10
International civil society
a6_11
Domestic civil society
a6_12
Faith-based institutions
a6_13
Domestic traditional media and their web presence
a6_14
International media and their web presence
a6_15
Web based media
a7_1
Human development
a7_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a7_3
Growing Paraguay'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
Trade constraints
a8_2
The gap between the rich and the poor
a8_3
Environmental degradation
a8_4
Terrorism
a8_5
Migrants and refugees
a8_6
Jobs/employment
a8_7
Fragility in Paraguay or neighboring countries
a8_8
Technology based disruption
a8_9
Geo political uncertainty
a8_10
Climate change
a9
When thinking about development efforts in Paraguay, do you think that civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) should...?
b1_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b1_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b1_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b2_1
World Bank Group (WBG)
b2_2
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID)
b2_3
Latin American Development Bank (CAF)
b3
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared (e.g., skills and knowledge) to help Paraguay solve its most complicated development challenges?
b4_1
Health
b4_2
Fiscal system reform
b4_3
Food security
b4_4
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b4_5
Private sector development
b4_6
Social protection
b4_7
Education
b4_8
Public sector governance/reform
b4_9
Financial markets
b4_10
Urban development
b4_11
Job creation/employment
b4_12
Citizen engagement
b4_13
Energy
b4_14
Water and sanitation
b4_15
Transport
b4_16
Natural resource management (renewable and non-renewable)
b4_17
Climate change
b4_18
Equality of opportunity
b4_19
Agriculture and rural development
b4_20
Innovation in information and communications technology
b4_21
Trade and exports
b4_22
Crime and violence
b4_23
Catastrophic disease
b4_24
Poverty reduction
b4_25
Disaster risk management
b4_26
Public sector transparency/anti-corruption
b4_27
Judiciary reform
b4_28
Economic growth
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
Promote participatory dialogue platforms to discuss the country's development challenges
b5a_12
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
Promote participatory dialogue platforms to discuss the country's development challenges
b5b_12
Other
b6_1
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Paraguay
b6_2
Not aligned with country priorities
b6_3
Too influenced by developed countries
b6_4
Not adequately flexible
b6_5
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b6_6
Not collaborating enough with civil society
b6_7
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
b6_8
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b6_9
Arrogant in its approach
b6_10
Inadequate World Bank Group's staffing in Paraguay
b6_11
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b6_12
Staff too inaccessible
b6_13
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b6_14
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
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 Paraguay?
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
Donor community
b9_3
Youth/university groups
b9_4
Private sector
b9_5
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
b9_6
Beneficiaries
b9_7
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
b9_8
Parliament
b9_9
Foundations
b9_10
Media
b9_11
Other
b9_12
Don't know
b10
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Paraguay
b11
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Paraguay
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 Paraguay with respect
b26
Being a long-term partner
c1_1
Social protection
c1_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
c1_3
Private sector development
c1_4
Education
c1_5
Public sector governance/reform
c1_6
Fiscal system reform
c1_7
Public sector transparency/anti-corruption
c1_8
Catastrophic disease
c1_9
Urban development
c1_10
Energy
c1_11
Water and sanitation
c1_12
Health
c1_13
Transport
c1_14
Agriculture and rural development
c1_15
Natural resource management (renewable and non-renewable)
c1_16
Climate change
c1_17
Poverty reduction
c1_18
Economic growth
c1_19
Disaster risk management
c2
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development results in Paraguay?
c3
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Paraguay?
c4
The World Bank Group's financial instruments meet the needs of Paraguay
c5
The World Bank Group meets Paraguay's needs for knowledge services
c6
To what extent do you believe that Paraguay received value for money from the World Bank Group's Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)?
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 Paraguay'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 Paraguay
e7
Working with the World Bank Group increases Paraguay's institutional capacity
e8
Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
f1_1
Offer more innovative financial products
f1_2
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_3
Engage more effectively with civil society
f1_4
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_5
Offer more innovative knowledge services
f1_6
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients
f1_7
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_8
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_9
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_10
Work faster
f1_11
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_12
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Paraguay's economy
f1_13
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_14
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Paraguay's specific challenges
f1_15
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_16
Other
f2
When considering the combination of services that the World Bank Group offers in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay?
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Paraguay?
g2_1
International newspapers
g2_2
Local television
g2_3
International radio
g2_4
Social media
g2_5
Periodicals
g2_6
International television
g2_7
Local radio
g2_8
Public conferences and debates
g2_9
Internet
g2_10
Local newspapers
g2_11
Other
g3_1
Direct contact with World Bank Group
g3_2
World Bank Group's website
g3_3
Social media
g3_4
e-Newsletters
g3_5
World Bank Group's seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_6
World Bank Group's publications and other written materials
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 (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 Paraguay?
Total: 309
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