Publication: FY2019 Dominican Republic Country Opinion Survey Report
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2018-12
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2018-12
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The country opinion survey in Dominican Republic assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Dominican Republic perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Dominican Republic on: (1) their views regarding the general environment in Dominican Republic; (2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Dominican Republic; (3) overall impressions of the WBGâs effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Dominican Republic; and (4) their perceptions of the WBGâs future role in Dominican Republic.
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âWorld Bank Group. 2018. FY2019 Dominican Republic Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32721 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.â
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