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World Bank Group Country Survey 2021

Croatia, 2021
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Data file: croatia_cos_fy21_data.dta

Data collected using the 2021 Croatia World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY21).
- Overall Context
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground
- World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas
- World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Croatia
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 156
Variables: 276

Variables

id
ID
method
Method
a1
In general, would you say that Croatia is headed in ... ?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Croatia over the next two
a3_1
Water, sanitation, and solid waste management
a3_2
Energy and energy efficiency
a3_3
Private sector development/business environment
a3_4
Disaster risk management (e.g., earthquakes, floods)
a3_5
Financial markets
a3_6
Global/regional integration
a3_7
Convergence with income levels of the European Union (EU) and entry into the eur
a3_8
Regional and urban development
a3_9
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, social inclusion)
a3_10
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financia
a3_11
Job creation/employment
a3_12
Information and communications technology
a3_13
Equality of opportunity and gender equity (closing the gap between women and men
a3_14
Judiciary reform
a3_15
Anti-corruption
a3_16
Agriculture and rural development
a3_17
Innovation and research and development (R&D)
a3_18
Health
a3_19
Natural resource management and biodiversity
a3_20
Climate change and the environment
a3_21
Poverty reduction
a3_22
Global pandemics (e.g., COVID-19)
a3_23
Demographic trends (i.e. rapidly aging society, shrinking population, migration)
a3_24
Education
a3_25
Regional disparities
a3_26
Transport (e.g., roads, railways, ports)
a4_1
Judiciary reform
a4_2
Innovation and research and development (R&D)
a4_3
Demographic trends (i.e. rapidly aging society, shrinking population, migration)
a4_4
Disaster risk management (e.g., earthquakes, floods)
a4_5
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, social inclusion)
a4_6
Climate change and the environment
a4_7
Information and communications technology
a4_8
Regional disparities
a4_9
Anti-corruption
a4_10
Agriculture and rural development
a4_11
Energy and energy efficiency
a4_12
Transport (e.g., roads, railways, ports)
a4_13
Natural resource management and biodiversity
a4_14
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financia
a4_15
Equality of opportunity and gender equity (closing the gap between women and men
a4_16
Water, sanitation, and solid waste management
a4_17
Health
a4_18
Education
a4_19
Job creation/employment
a4_20
Private sector development/business environment
a4_21
Regional and urban development
a4_22
Financial markets
a4_23
Convergence with income levels of the European Union (EU) and entry into the eur
a4_24
Global/regional integration
a5_1
Fair and equal distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine
a5_2
Healthcare
a5_3
Providing direct financial support to businesses (business support packages)
a5_4
Poverty and inequality (e.g., strengthening the social safety net, social assist
a5_5
Regional disparities
a5_6
Education
a5_7
Supporting favorable business environment
a5_8
Public service delivery and Public Administration (e.g., strengthening policies,
a5_9
Other
a6_1
Corruption
a6_2
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a6_3
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a6_4
Political pressures and obstacles
a6_5
Inadequate level of government accountability
a6_6
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a6_7
Reforms are not well thought out in light of the country challenges
a6_8
Pressure from outside interest groups (e.g., private sector, unions)
a6_9
Other
a7_1
The national/local government
a7_2
European Commission and the EU Institutions
a7_3
The World Bank Group
a7_4
The World Health Organization (WHO)
a7_5
Regional development banks (i.e. European Investment Band, European Bank for Rec
a7_6
Croatia's Central Bank
a7_7
The private sector
a7_8
Civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
a7_9
Media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
a7_10
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information
b1_1
The World Bank (IBRD)
b1_2
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group's private sect
b2
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in C
b3
The World Bank Group's work is aligned with what I consider the development prio
b4_1
The World Bank (IBRD)
b4_2
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group's private sect
b5
To what extent does the World Bank Group's work help to achieve development resu
b6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Cro
b7_1
Global advocacy
b7_2
Technical assistance, including Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) and impleme
b7_3
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b7_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses and promoting knowledge sharing
b7_5
Informal advice that World Bank Group's staff provides (e.g., memos, short evide
b7_6
Coordination with the European commission and international partners
b7_7
Financial resources
b7_8
Mobilizing third party financial resources, including EU funds
b7_9
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b7_10
Other
b8_1
Not aligned with country priorities
b8_2
Not adequately flexible in changing country circumstances
b8_3
Staff inaccessible
b8_4
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b8_5
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, Intern
b8_6
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b8_7
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Croatia
b8_8
World Bank Group's processes too slow and complex
b8_9
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b8_10
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts of Croatia
b8_11
Inadequate number of innovative financial products and services
b8_12
Inadequate level of real-time advice and guidance
b8_13
Inadequate number of innovative knowledge products and services
b8_14
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
b8_15
Other
b8_16
Don't know
b9_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, social inclusion)
b9_2
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financia
b9_3
Equality of opportunity and gender equity (closing the gap between women and men
b9_4
Private sector development/business environment
b9_5
Education
b9_6
Energy and energy efficiency
b9_7
Global/regional integration
b9_8
Convergence with income levels of the European Union (EU) and entry into the eur
b9_9
Health
b9_10
Financial markets
b9_11
Water, sanitation, and solid waste management
b9_12
Job creation/employment
b9_13
Regional and urban development
b9_14
Global pandemics (e.g., COVID-19)
b9_15
Demographic trends (i.e. rapidly aging society, shrinking population, migration)
b9_16
Transport (e.g., roads, railways, ports)
b9_17
Agriculture and rural development
b9_18
Innovation and research and development (R&D)
b9_19
Anti-corruption
b9_20
Natural resource management and biodiversity
b9_21
Climate change and the environment
b9_22
Regional disparities
b9_23
Information and communications technology
b9_24
Judiciary reform
b9_25
Disaster risk management (e.g., earthquakes, floods)
b9_26
Poverty reduction
b10_1
Multi-lateral financial institution
b10_2
Public-private partnership
b10_3
Asset Manager
b10_4
Development institution
b10_5
Private sector solutions
b10_6
World Bank
b10_7
Financial advisory solutions
b10_8
Impact investor
b10_9
Thought leader
b10_10
Venture capital
b10_11
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
b10_12
Investment Bank
b10_13
None of the above
b10_14
Don't know
b10_15
Other
c1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group's staff is well prepared (e.g
c2
Responsiveness to needs
c3
Flexibility (in terms of the institution's products and services)
c4
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
c5
Being inclusive
c6
Openness (sharing data and other information)
c7
Collaboration with the Government
c8
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
c9
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investmen
c10
Collaboration with civil society
c11
Staff accessibility
c12
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
c13
Collaboration with the private sector
c14
Straightforwardness and honesty
c15
Treating clients and stakeholders in Croatia with respect
c16
Being a long-term partner
c17
Acting with compassion and empathy
c18
Insisting on accountability through its operations (e.g., performance-based fina
c19
Measuring results effectively
c20
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
c21
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and program
c22
The World Bank Group's approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
c23
The World Bank Group's Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reaso
c24
The World Bank Group's conditions on its lending are reasonable
c25
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Croatia
c26
Working with the World Bank Group increases Croatia's institutional capacity
c27
The World Bank Group's financial instruments (i.e., investment lending, Developm
c28
The World Bank Group meets Croatia's needs for knowledge services (e.g., researc
c29
To what extent do you believe that Croatia received value for money from the Wor
c30
How important is the World Bank Group's global advocacy role in areas such as cl
d1_1
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance, social inclusion)
d1_2
Equality of opportunity and gender equity (closing the gap between women and men
d1_3
Private sector development/business environment
d1_4
Education
d1_5
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financia
d1_6
Regional and urban development
d1_7
Energy and energy efficiency
d1_8
Water, sanitation, and solid waste management
d1_9
Convergence with income levels of the European Union (EU) and entry into the eur
d1_10
Job creation/employment
d1_11
Health
d1_12
Financial markets
d1_13
Transport (e.g., roads, railways, ports)
d1_14
Agriculture and rural development
d1_15
Innovation and research and development (R&D)
d1_16
Natural resource management and biodiversity
d1_17
Climate change and the environment
d1_18
Anti-corruption
d1_19
Judiciary reform
d1_20
Disaster risk management (e.g., earthquakes, floods)
d1_21
Information and communications technology
e1
Are timely
e2
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
e3
Lead to practical solutions
e4
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
e5
Are adequately disseminated
e6
Are translated enough into local language
e7
Are adaptable to Croatia's specific development challenges and country circumsta
e8
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's kn
e9
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's know
f1_1
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Croatia's economy
f1_2
Engage more effectively with partners such as the European Commission
f1_3
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, loc
f1_4
Work faster
f1_5
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_6
Offer more real-time advice and guidance
f1_7
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_8
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank G
f1_9
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
f1_10
Offer more innovative financial products and services
f1_11
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_12
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_13
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Croatia's specific challenges
f1_14
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_15
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_16
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
f1_17
Other
f2_1
Parliament
f2_2
Youth/university groups
f2_3
Private sector
f2_4
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
f2_5
European Commission/IFIs
f2_6
Media
f2_7
Local government
f2_8
Beneficiaries
f2_9
Foundations
f2_10
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
f2_11
Other
f2_12
Don't know
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Croatia?
g2_1
World Bank Group's publications and other written materials
g2_2
e-Newsletters
g2_3
World Bank Group's seminars/workshops/conferences
g2_4
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g2_5
Direct contact with World Bank Group (i.e., face to face meetings/discussions)
g2_6
World Bank Group's website
g2_7
Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank Group
g2_8
Interviews and press conferences for the Croatia's media
g3_1
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media (newspaper, magazine,
g3_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media (newspaper, magazine
g3_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media (e.g., read a post or tweet, liked, comm
g3_4
Visited a WBG website (e.g., read a blog, used data)
g3_5
Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG
g3_6
Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG
g3_7
Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication
g3_8
Met professionally with WBG staff
g3_9
Read a WBG e-newsletter
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 (IBR
h4
If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily
h5_1
Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.)
h5_2
Use World Bank Group reports/data
h5_3
Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities
h5_4
Collaborate as part of my professional duties
h5_5
Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc.
h6
What's your gender?
h7
What's your age?
h8
Which best represents your geographic location?
Total: 276
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