VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments (continued) Contribution of the WBG’s Knowledge Work and Activities (Indicator Question) Respondents across stakeholder groups and geographic locations had statistically similar ratings for the significance of the contribution that the WBG’s knowledge work and activities make to development results in Liberia. Respondents who do and do not collaborate with the WBG had statistically similar ratings for the significance of the contribution that the WBG’s knowledge work and activities make to development results in Liberia. Technical Quality of the WBG’s Knowledge Work and Activities (Indicator Question) Respondents across stakeholder groups and geographic locations had statistically similar ratings for the technical quality of the WBG’s knowledge work and activities. Respondents who professionally collaborate/work with the WBG had significantly higher ratings for the technical quality of the WBG’s knowledge work and activities than those who do not collaborate with the WBG. VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments (continued) Most Effective Instruments in Reducing Poverty Respondents from office of parliamentarians and local governments were significantly more likely to indicate that the most effective instrument in reducing poverty in Liberia is “capacity development” compared to respondents in other stakeholder groups. Respondents from Central, Western Liberia were significantly more likely to indicate that the most effective instrument in reducing poverty in Liberia is “capacity development” compared to respondents in other regions of the country. Respondents who do not collaborate with the WBG were significantly more likely to consider “capacity development” as the most effective instrument in reducing poverty in Liberia than respondent who do collaborate with the institution.
VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments (continued) Meeting Liberia’s Needs for Financial Instruments (Indicator Question) Respondents across stakeholder groups, geographic locations and levels of collaboration had statistically similar levels of agreement that the World Bank Group’s financial instruments meet Liberia’s needs. IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia Making the World Bank Group of Greater Value IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia (continued) Making the World Bank Group of Greater Value (continued) Respondents from the FY’11 Country Survey indicated that the World Bank should improve the quality of its experts as related to Liberia’s specific challenges to make itself of greater value in Liberia (45%), whereas respondents in this year’s Country Survey believed that the WBG should reach out more to groups outside of Government (39%). Respondents from Central, Western Liberia were significantly more likely to indicate that the WBG should “provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Liberia’s economy” than respondents from other regions of the country. Respondents from media, independent government institutions, academia/research institutes/think tanks were significantly more likely to indicate that the WBG should “reach out more to groups outside government” than respondents from other stakeholder groups. IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia (continued) World Bank Group’s Services in Liberia Respondents form local governments were mostly likely to indicate that the WBG should offer more “financial services” in Liberia among all respondents. A plurality of respondents across geographic locations and levels of collaboration agreed that the WBG should offer more financial services in Liberia.
IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia (continued) World Bank Group Playing a Leading Role Respondents from academia/research institutes/think tanks were significantly more likely to indicate that the Liberia would benefit most from the WBG playing a leading role in “basic infrastructure” compared to respondents from other stakeholder groups. Respondents from the office of parliamentarians were significantly more likely to indicate that the Liberia would benefit most from the WBG playing a leading role in “public financial management” compared to respondents from other stakeholder groups. Respondents from South East were significantly more likely to indicate that the Liberia would benefit most from the WBG playing a leading role in “public financial management” compared to respondents from other regions of the country. Respondents from Central, Western Liberia were significantly more likely to indicate that the Liberia would benefit most from the WBG playing a leading role in “jobs” compared to respondents from other regions. IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia (continued) Other Donors Playing a Leading Role Respondents from academia/research institutes/think tanks were significantly more likely to indicate that Liberia would benefit most from other donors playing a leading role in “jobs” compared to respondents from other stakeholder groups. Respondents across geographic locations and levels of collaboration all agreed that that Liberia would benefit most from other donors playing a leading role in “jobs”. IX. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Liberia (continued) Collaborate More with… Respondents in the FY’11 Country Survey indicated that the World Bank should collaborate more with NGO (42%) and local governments (36%), and respondents in this year’s Country Survey believe that the WBG should collaborate more with the private sector and NGOs. Respondents from the Office of President/Prime Minster/Ministers and CSOs, and respondents from South East Liberia were significantly more likely to indicate the WBG should work more with NGOs than others.
the WBG through WBG seminars/workshops/conferences and the WBG’s publications and other written materials. Respondents from the office of parliamentarians were significantly more likely to indicate that they would prefer to receive information from the WBG at “the WBG’s publications and other written materials,” than respondents from other stakeholder groups. X. Communication and Openness (continued) Access to Information Respondents in the FY’11 and FY’14 Country Surveys were both mostly unaware of the Access to Information Policy of the WBG. It is worth mentioning that in the FY’14 Country Survey respondents from the media were least likely to be aware of the Policy of all respondents. X. Communication and Openness (continued) Internet Access Respondents in this year’s Country Survey were significantly less likely to have access to the Internet than respondent in the FY’11 Country Survey. In this year’s Country Survey, although a plurality of respondents has access to the Internet, respondents from the Office of President/Prime Minister/Minister and bilateral/multilateral agencies were significantly less likely to have access to the Internet compared to other respondents. Respondents located in Monrovia, greater Monrovia area were significantly more likely to have access to the Internet than respondents from other regions. Respondents from South East were significantly more likely to use high speed Internet than respondents from other regions.
3. Are you aware of the World Bank Group’s Access to Information Policy under which the Bank Group will now disclose any information in its possession that is not on a list of exceptions? Percentage of Respondents (N=572) Yes 21.0% No 79.0% G. Communication and Information Sharing (continued) 4. Have you requested information from the World Bank Group on its activities in the past year? Percentage of Respondents (N=528) Yes 14.0% No 86.0% 5. Were you able to obtain this information? Percentage of Respondents (N=71) Yes 71.8% No 28.2% 6. Do you have access to the Internet? Percentage of Respondents (N=577) Yes 75.9% No 24.1% 7. Do you use/have used the World Bank Group’s website? Percentage of Respondents (N=569) Yes 33.9% No 66.1% 8. Which do you primarily use? (Select only ONE response) Percentage of Respondents (N=388) The World Bank Group’s country website (www.worldbank.org/liberia) 33.5% The World Bank Group’s main website (www.worldbank.org) 66.5% 9. Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website? (Select only ONE response) Percentage of Respondents (N=427) High speed 52.9% Dial-up 47.1% Please rate how much you agree with the following statements. (1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree) Level of Agreement N DK Mean SD I use/consult World Bank Group’s data more often than I did a few years ago 471 107 4.59 2.55 I find the World Bank Group’s websites easy to navigate 349 113 6.09 2.52 I find the information on the World Bank Group’s websites useful 340 111 6.67 2.46 The World Bank Group’s social media channels are valuable sources of information about the institution 377 151 6.28 2.52 When I need information from the World Bank Group I know how to find it 399 140 5.93 2.73 The World Bank Group is responsive to my information requests and inquiries 403 147 5.84 2.82 H. Background Information
1 Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance) 19 Education 2 Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 20 Poverty reduction 3 Security/stabilization/reconstruction 21 Food security 4 Public sector governance/ reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform) 22 Social cohesion 5 Global/regional integration 23 Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 6 Gender equity 24 Agricultural development 7 Domestic private sector development 25 Trade and exports 8 Foreign direct investment 26 Preventing crime and violence 9 Water and sanitation 27 Economic growth 10 Energy 28 Law and justice (e.g., judicial system) 11 Regional conflict and tensions 29 Regulatory framework 12 Job creation/employment 30 Controlling communicable/non-communicable diseases 13 Rural development 31 Local governance and institutions 14 Financial markets 32 Natural resource management (e.g., oil, gas, mining) 15 Urban development 33 Anti corruption 16 Environmental sustainability 34 Disaster risk management 17 Equality of opportunity (i.e., equity) 35 Information and communications technology 18 Health Section A: General Issues A3. Poverty reduction is a broad term that encompasses work in many different areas. Which THREE areas of development listed below do you believe would contribute most to reducing poverty in Liberia? (Choose no more than THREE) 1 Water and sanitation 18 Security/stabilization/reconstruction 2 Equality of opportunity (i.e., equity) 19 Anti corruption 3 Economic growth 20 Domestic private sector development 4 Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 21 Foreign direct investment 5 Regional conflict and tensions 22 Energy 6 Global/regional integration 23 Public sector governance/ reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform) 7 Gender equity 24 Social cohesion 8 Rural development 25 Education 9 Urban development 26 Natural resource management (e.g., oil, gas, mining) 10 Regulatory framework 27 Environmental sustainability 11 Local governance and institutions 28 Health 12 Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance) 29 Agricultural development 13 Law and justice (e.g., judicial system) 30 Disaster risk management 14 Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 31 Job creation/employment 15 Preventing crime and violence 32 Financial markets
15 Job creation/employment 33 Information and communications technology 16 Financial markets 34 Anti corruption 17 Urban development 35 Disaster risk management 18 Environmental sustainability Section B: Overall attitudes toward the world bank GROUP B5. When thinking about the World Bank Group’s role, which activity do you believe is of greatest VALUE and which activity is of second greatest value in Liberia? Greatest Value (Choose only ONE) Second Greatest Value (Choose only ONE) 1 Convening/facilitating 2 Data 3 Policy advice, studies, analyses 4 Financial resources 5 Capacity development 6 Technical assistance 7 Mobilizing third party financial resources 8 Donor coordination 9 Linkage to South-South knowledge sharing 10 Strategy formulation (e.g., PRSP assistance) 11 Other (please specify): ________________________ How effectively do the following World Bank Group’s activities support Liberia’s efforts to achieve development results? Not effective at all Very effective Don't know B6 Convening/facilitating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B7 Data 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B8 Policy advice, studies, analyses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B9 Financial resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B10 Technical assistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B11 Mobilizing third party financial resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B12 Donor coordination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B13 Linkage to South-South knowledge sharing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B14 Strategy formulation (e.g., PRSP assistance) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The World Bank Group can provide capacity building support in a number of ways in Liberia. To which degree would Liberia benefit, if capacity building were to support...? To no degree at all To a very significant degree Don't know B15 Groups outside of government (e.g., civil society, media) to help them more effectively engage and participate in development efforts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
18 Not focused enough on issues that are unique to post-conflict countries 19 Inadequate number of World Bank Group staff members located in the country 20 Other (please specify): __________________________________________________ 21 Don’t know Section B: Overall attitudes toward the world bank Group B26. Which World Bank Group’s instruments do you believe are the MOST effective in reducing poverty in Liberia? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Capacity development 2 Policy based lending / budget support to the Government 3 Knowledge products/services (analytical work, studies, surveys, etc.) 4 Investment lending (financing specific projects) 5 Technical assistance (advice, best practice, international experience, etc.) 6 Trust Fund management 7 Co-financing arrangements (i.e., with other donors) 8 Sector-wide approaches 9 Emergency Recovery lending 10 Other (please specify): __________________________________________________ 11 Don’t know B27. In addition to the regular relations with the national government as its main interlocutor, which TWO of the following groups should the World Bank Group collaborate with more in your country to ensure better development results there? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Academia/think tanks/research institutes 2 Donor community 3 Media 4 NGOs 5 Local Government 6 Private sector 7 Parliament 8 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) 9 Beneficiaries 10 Foundations 11 Faith based organizations 12 UN and regional peace keeping forces 13 Emerging donors 14 UN agencies 15 Regional organizations (e.g., ECOWAS, Mano River Union, African Union) 16 Other (please specify): __________________________ 17 Don’t know To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the World Bank Group’s work in Liberia? Strongly disagree Strongly agree Don't know Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Liberia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 Private Sector Organization 11 Private Foundation 12 Financial Sector/Private Bank 13 NGO 14 Community Based Organization 15 Media (Press, Radio, TV, Web, etc.) 16 Independent Government Institution (i.e., Regulatory Agency, Central Bank/oversight institution) 17 Trade Union 18 Faith-Based Group 19 Academia/Research Institute/Think Tank 20 Judiciary Branch 21 Other (please specify): ________________________ H2. Please identify the primary specialization of your work. (Select only ONE response) 1 Agriculture/ rural development / food security 11 Natural resource management / environmental sustainability 2 Climate change / disaster management 12 Private sector development / foreign direct investment 3 Education 13 Public sector governance / public financial management / anti corruption 4 Energy 14 Social protection 5 Financial markets / banking 15 Transport 6 Gender equity / equality of opportunity 16 Urban development 7 Health / communicable/non-communicable diseases 17 Water and sanitation 8 Information and communications technology 18 Generalist 9 Job creation/employment 19 Other (please specify): _________________________ 10 Law and justice / regulatory framework Section H: Background Information H3. Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IDA, IFC, or MIGA) in your country? 1 Yes 2 No H4. Which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily engage with in Liberia? (Select all that apply) 1 The World Bank (IDA) 2 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) 3 Other (please specify): _________________________ H5. Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC? (If YES please go to Question H6; If NO please go to H7) 1 Yes 2 No
H6. If yes, what was your view on the two institutions working together in Liberia? (Select only ONE response) 1 Working well together 2 Collaborating but needs improvement 3 In conflict 4 Other 5 Don’t know H7. Which of the following describes most of your exposure to the World Bank Group in Liberia? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.) 2 Use World Bank Group reports/data 3 Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities 4 Collaborate as part of my professional duties 5 Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc. H8. Which best represents your geographic location? 1 Central, Western Liberia 2 Monrovia, greater Monrovia area 3 South East 4 Northern Liberia Thank you for completing the survey!