Publication: FY15 Solomon Islands Country Opinion Survey Report
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2015-09
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2016-10-24
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The Country Opinion Survey in Solomon Islands assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Solomon Islands perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Solomon Islands on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Solomon Islands; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Solomon Islands; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Solomon Islands; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Solomon Islands.
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“World Bank Group. 2015. FY15 Solomon Islands Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25223 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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