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Mini-Governance Survey

The following nine questions will take about a couple of minutes of your time and will provide important feedback. Responses are anonymous and intended for statistical aggregation purposes only. After completing the survey you will be able to instantly view the cumulative results. If you are not sure about the answer to a particular question, do not answer that question (you can leave it blank).Thank you.

Question #1: Regional Expertise—Which of the following best describes your regional/country expertise? (select one)

 Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa
East Asia
South Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Western Europe
Eastern Europe/FSU
North America

Question #2: In your regional/country expertise, in your view the most detrimental type of corruption in terms of development is:

 Patronage and nepotism
Bureaucratic/administrative corruption (licenses, permits, phone connections, etc.)
The elite bribes to shape the laws, policies, and regulations of the country
Corruption in procurement
Budget leakages, embezzlement, and diversion of public funds
Stealing of public assets (including from State Enterprises)
Corrupt Privatization
Corrupt Leadership

Question #3: Vulnerable Institutions—What is the institution most affected by corruption in your region/country of expertise?

 Legislature
Police
Judiciary/Courts
Senior executive (presidency/cabinet/senior officials)
Civil service/bureaucracy
Budget institutions (customs/tax/procurement)
Donor agencies
International investors/domestic enterprises/Banks

Question #4: In what percent of all public procurement contracts awarded within your country/region of work are 'additional unofficial payments' made to win the contract (estimate)?

 0%
1–10%
11–20%
21–30%
31–40%
41–50%
51–60%
61–70%
71–80%
81–90%
91–100%

Question #5: When unofficial payments are made in public procurement contracts, what percentage of the value of the contract is expected to be paid in order to win the contract? (estimate % of bribe fee to the contract)

 0%
1–10%
11–20%
21–30%
31–40%
41–50%
51–60%
61–70%
71–80%
81–90%
91–100%

Question #6: What should be the MOST important role for donor institutions (both multi- and bilaterals) in helping countries fight corruption?

 Increase awareness and educate on costs of corruption
Work with countries in their formulation/implementation of anti-corruption programs
Collaborate with international NGOs to combat corruption worldwide
Control corruption in donor-funded development projects and among donor agency staff
Make development assistance conditional upon improvements in fighting corruption by the country
Donor agencies should not be involved in this area of work

Question #7: Obstacles to a Fair and Transparent Judicial System—What is the most important obstacle to an impartial and transparent judicial process in your region of expertise? (select one)

 Powerful economic interests/elite influence
Political interference/lack of independence
Inadequate salaries
Absence of job security
Inadequate training
Judges are not selected based on meritocracy

Question #8: Anti-Corruption Action Programming—The best-equipped group to formulate a national action program to control corruption is:

 Enforcement agencies
Anti-corruption commission/agency
Various executive/government agencies together
Legislative oversight committees
NGOs
Broad coalition of civil society organization, the executive, legislature, and private sector
National anti-corruption programs or agencies are not helpful

Question #9: Where do you currently work?

 Multilateral Donor Agency (IFIs, UN agency, etc.)
Bilateral Donor Agency (in public sector)
NGO in an OECD country
Private sector in an OECD country
Public Sector in Emerging Economy
NGO in Emerging Economy
Private Sector in Emerging Economy
Government or Parliament in an OECD country

 

 



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