World Bank Country Survey 2012

The Questionnaire consists of 9 Sections:

A. General Issues facing Afghanistan:
Respondents were asked to indicate their perspectives on the transition process, the top three development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Afghanistan.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in Afghanistan, Bank staff preparedness, the extent to which the Bank meets Afghanistan's need for knowledge services and financial instruments, the extent to which the Bank should and does seek to influence the global development agenda, agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most and least effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Afghanistan, with which groups the Bank should work more in Afghanistan, and how they attribute slow or failed reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results:
Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve sustainable development results in Afghanistan, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-six development areas, such as economic growth and basic infrastructure.

D. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF):
Respondents were asked to indicate their familiarity with the ARTF and their level of agreement with a variety of statements regarding the ARTF.

E. The World Bank's Knowledge:
Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge/research, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge/research, including how significant a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.

F. 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 "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank disbursing funds promptly, and the extent to which the World Bank is adequately staffed in Afghanistan.

G. The Future Role of the World Bank in Afghanistan:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Afghanistan throughout the transition period and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in Afghanistan.

H. Communication and Information Sharing:
Respondents were asked to indicate where they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, their access to the Internet, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's website and PICs. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked to indicate their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.

I. 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 Afghanistan, and their geographic location.