Appendix C - English Translation of Relevant Portions of the Salamanca Survey

Summary

Variable 049–

“In this actual economic moment, which of the following criteria best summates your personal attitude toward the issue of privatization of state industry? Choose only one criterion.”

• Privatize all state industries.

• Privatize only those industries that produce scarce profits.

• Privatize all the industries that are not strategically relevant to the development of the nation.

• Leave things in their current state.

• Other [specify]

• Does not know [cannot read]

• No response

Variable 050–

“Also, along the same line, which of the following criteria best approximates your personal attitude toward the theme of privatization of public services? Choose only one criterion.”

• Privatize all public services.

• Privatize only those services of scarce profits.

• Privatize all public services except services that are highly necessary to the majority of the populace.

• Leave things in their current state.

• Other [specify]

• Does not know [cannot read]

• No response

Variable 054–

“In the processes of economic reorganization, the actions of diverse international organizations have been debated. In principle, what is the level of intervention in the national economy that you consider appropriate for supranational institutions like the World Bank or International Monetary Fund? [Await response]. And what about the Inter-American Development Bank?”

• Complete/total

• Very strong

• Moderate

• Low

• None

• Does not know

• No response

Variable 057, 059, and 061–

“In the privatization process that your national economy is currently undergoing, where do you prefer capital investment to come from?”