Publication: South Africa Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)
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2014-03-14
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2014-07-30
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The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in South Africa assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in South Africa 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 South Africa on 1) their views regarding the general environment in South Africa; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in South Africa; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in South Africa; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in South Africa.
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“World Bank Group. 2014. South Africa Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013). © http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19072 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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