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B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank continued

To what extent is the World Bank an effective development partner in Afghanistan in terms of ..., on a ten point scale? 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree Degree N Mean SD 18. Follow up and follow through 272 5.99 3.05 19. Responsiveness 254 6.10 2.93 20. Fle i ilit i te s of the i stitutio ’s p odu ts a d se i es 259 6.35 2.80 21. Flexibility in terms of changing country circumstances 240 6.18 2.70 22. Being inclusive 267 6.17 2.89 23. Openness sharing data and other information 247 6.30 2.84 24. Staff accessibility 254 5.65 3.07 25. Straightforwardness and honesty 249 6.65 2.86 26. Collaboration with groups outside of the Government 253 6.32 2.86 27. Collaboration with the Government 282 7.29 2.64 28. Collaboration with other donors 252 7.08 2.82 29. When World Bank assisted reform efforts fail or are slow to take place, which THREE of the following would you attribute this to? Choose no more than THREE Percentage of Respondents Responses Combined; N=376 The Government works inefficiently 53.5 Ongoing conflict and instability 40.7 Lack ofinadequate levels of capacity in Government 37.0 Political pressures and obstacles 31.1 There is not an adequate level of citizencivil society participation 28.7 The World Bank works too slowly 27.9 Poor donor coordination 19.7 Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges 13.3 The World Bank does not do adequate follow throughfollow-up 13.0 Inadequate funding 12.8 Other 1.1

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results

Achieving Development Results N Mean SD 1. To hat deg ee does the Wo ld Ba k’s o k help a hie e sustai a le development results in Afghanistan, on a ten point scale? 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree 348 7.22 2.51 58

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results continued

How effective do you believe the World Bank is in terms of the work it does in the following areas of development in Afghanistan, on a ten point scale? 1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective Effectiveness N Mean SD 2. Anti corruption 326 3.50 3.11 3. Global information and communications technology 288 6.06 2.81 4. Transport 310 6.14 2.84 5. Law and justice 304 4.31 2.85 6. Urban development 317 5.04 2.76 7. Environmental sustainability 296 4.34 2.84 8. Regulatory framework 275 4.31 2.67 9. Basic infrastructure 297 5.09 3.00 10. Communicablenon-communicable disease 280 5.34 2.93 11. Poverty reduction 311 4.88 2.95 12. Gender 287 5.45 2.80 13. Domestic private sector development 279 5.39 2.76 14. Foreign direct investment 286 5.13 2.96 15. Local governance and institutions 289 5.12 2.91 16. Water and sanitation 299 5.31 2.86 17. Trade and exports 291 5.38 2.84 18. Economic growth 293 5.74 2.79 19. Energy 307 4.82 3.10 20. Disaster management 283 4.44 2.77 21. Monitoring and evaluation 280 4.51 2.72 22. Public financial management 277 4.98 2.82 23. Job creationemployment 287 4.84 2.99 24. Social cohesion 284 4.40 2.82 25. Financial markets 268 4.49 2.67 26. Equality of opportunity 276 4.22 2.77 27. Health 300 6.31 2.76 28. Rural development 301 6.47 2.81 29. Governance 291 4.96 2.83 30. Food security 278 4.96 2.83 31. Education 309 6.74 2.70 32. Securitystabilizationreconstruction 292 5.11 2.99 33. Social protection 287 4.57 2.73 34. Public sector reform 271 4.70 2.69 35. Regional integration 242 4.53 2.64 36. Agricultural development 300 5.63 2.90 37. Natural resource management 286 4.63 3.09 59

D. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund ARTF