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B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group continued In the past year, have you seen more, less, or just about the same level of effective collaboration between the UN and the
World Bank Group in your country? Select only ONE response
Percentage of Respondents
Kabul Outside
Kabul
More effective collaboration 21.2
12.1 The same level of effective collaboration
21.2 32.6
Less effective collaboration 25.0
28.3 Dont know
32.7 27.0
When World Bank Group assisted reform efforts fail or are slow to take place, which of the following would you attribute this to? Choose no more than THREE
Percentage of Respondents Responses combined
Kabul Outside
Kabul
The World Bank Group does not do adequate follow throughfollow-up 14.0
21.2 Poor donor coordination
28.0 30.6
The WBG is not sensitive enough to politicalsocial realities on the ground 52.0
35.2 Lack ofinadequate levels of capacity in Government
50.0 46.9
There is not an adequate level of citizencivil society participation 18.0
19.5 The World Bank Group works too slowly
4.0 6.8
The Government works inefficiently 20.0
29.0 Political pressures and obstacles
26.0 26.4
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges 10.0
8.1 Ongoing conflict and instability
42.0 50.2
Inadequate funding 20.0
12.4 Other
0.0 0.3
Significantly different between geographic locations
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In your opinion, how IMPORTANT is it for the World Bank Group to be involved in the following areas of development in Afghanistan?
1-Not important at all, 10-Very important
Significantly different between geographic locations
N Mean
SD N
Mean SD
Crim e and violence 30
5.07 3.48
188 5.13
3.70 Financial m arkets
34 7.68
3.03 203
7.57 2.62
Trans port 43
8.30 2.22
209 7.91
2.47 Anti corruption
40 7.60
2.95 222
7.13 3.25
Regional conflict and tens ions 31
5.26 3.41
194 5.94
3.22 Law and jus tice
36 7.64
2.94 206
6.71 3.20
Urban developm ent 39
7.36 2.89
221 7.57
2.57 Environm ental s us tainability
36 6.75
3.15 204
6.92 2.84
Regulatory fram ework 33
6.42 2.87
193 5.61
3.06 Inform ation and com m unications technology
35 7.29
2.61 198
7.64 2.56
Poverty reduction 35
8.71 2.12
233 8.72
2.19 Gender equity
36 6.67
3.16 198
6.61 3.06
Private s ector developm ent 34
8.71 1.66
213 7.70
2.62 Foreign direct inves tm ent
34 7.79
2.42 212
7.70 2.72
Local governance and ins titutions 37
6.78 3.18
214 7.29
2.84 Water and s anitation
37 7.59
2.40 205
7.76 2.75
Trade and exports 38
7.79 2.77
210 8.09
2.39 Econom ic growth
37 9.00
2.03 234
8.79 2.27
Energy 38
8.53 2.42
231 8.89
2.05 Dis as ter m anagem ent
32 7.09
2.73 199
7.48 2.72
Public s ector governance reform 35
7.40 2.99
196 7.58
2.51 Job creationem ploym ent
40 8.03
2.87 218
8.39 2.32
Social cohes ion 38
6.76 2.87
203 6.76
2.88 Com m unicablenon-com m unicable dis eas es
33 6.27
2.52 202
6.80 2.95
Equality of opportunity 38
7.08 2.84
204 7.15
2.86 Health
37 8.05
2.11 215
8.24 2.34
Rural developm ent 37
7.81 2.70
213 8.12
2.26 Regional integration and cooperation
34 7.35
2.42 188
7.39 2.69
Food s ecurity 37
6.65 3.01
197 7.43
2.66 Natural res ource m anagem ent
38 7.87
2.81 200
7.98 2.82
Securitys tabilizationrecons truction 36
8.03 2.82
244 8.59
2.53 Social protection
34 6.79
2.68 200
7.05 2.75
Clim ate change 35
6.49 2.52
189 6.67
2.93 Agricultural developm ent
38 8.79
2.07 241
8.96 2.07
Education 41
8.59 2.54
242 9.28
1.62 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location?
Kabul Outs ide Kabul
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