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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
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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
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D. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund ARTF