General Issues facing Afghanistan continued Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank

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A. General Issues facing Afghanistan continued

4. Economic growth can be driven by a number of factors. Which THREE areas below do you believe would contribute most to generating economic growth in Afghanistan? Choose no more than THREE Percentage of Respondents Responses Combined; N=384 Energy 43.5 Securitystabilizationreconstruction 34.1 Education 28.9 Anti corruption 27.6 Agricultural development 21.6 Trade and exports 18.0 Job creationemployment 14.1 Natural resource management 13.3 Foreign direct investment 13.0 Basic infrastructure 12.8 Transport 8.1 Equality of opportunity 6.8 Rural development 6.5 Governance 6.5 Social protection 4.9 Law and justice 4.7 Domestic private sector development 4.4 Social cohesion 3.6 Local governance and institutions 2.9 Public financial management 2.9 Financial markets 2.9 Water and sanitation 2.6 Health 2.6 Public sector reform 2.1 Gender 2.1 Food security 1.6 Monitoring and evaluation 1.6 Urban development 1.3 Global information and communications technology 1.3 Communicablenon-communicable disease 1.0 Climate change 0.5 Environmental sustainability 0.5 Disaster management 0.3 Regulatory framework 0.3 Regional integration 0.0 52

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank

Familiarity N Mean SD 1. How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank in Afghanistan, on a ten-point scale? 1-Not familiar at all, 10-Extremely familiar 387 5.86 2.82 Overall Effectiveness N Mean SD 2. Overall, please rate your impression of the World Banks effectiveness in Afghanistan, on a ten-point scale. 1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective 344 7.48 2.59 To what extent do you agree with the following statements about the World Bank in Afghanistan, on a ten point scale? 1-Strongly agree; 10-Strongly disagree N Mean SD 3. To hat e te t do ou elie e the Wo ld Ba k’s staff is ell p epa ed e.g., skills and knowledge to help Afghanistan solve its most complicated development challenges? 311 6.86 2.85 4. The Wo ld Ba k’s fi a ial i st u e ts i.e., i est e t le di g, Development Policy Loan, Trust Funds, Program 4 Result, etc. meet the needs of Afghanistan 358 7.07 2.86 5. The World Bank meets Afghanistan ’s eeds fo k o ledge se i es e.g., research analysis, technical assistance 326 6.34 2.83 53

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank continued