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Independent research & practical ideas for global prosperity
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 Steven Radelet, former Senior Fellow. Full BioShowing posts on the Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance blog. View author posts on: IFC updates data for Land Rights and Access indicatorSeptember 15, 2006By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign AssistanceThis week the IFC released data from its new 2007 “Doing Business” survey. The update includes new data on the cost and time to register property, both of which are components of the new “Land Rights and Access” indicator that the MCC will use this year as supplemental information in making its selections for MCC eligibility. We provided an analysis of the new indicators earlier this week. Comment »FY06 Threshold Countries – Some Disturbing ChoicesNovember 15, 2005By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign AssistanceThe MCC Board’s selection last week of 23 counties eligible to apply for funding for FY 2006 held relatively few surprises, and was very close to what we had anticipated. Although it is unfortunate that the MCC decided to add the lower-middle income countries this year, the Board limited the number of selected countries to two – El Salvador and Namibia. Comment »MCC and the LMIC ConundrumNovember 2, 2005By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign AssistanceNext week the MCC Board will have the option of selecting lower-middle income countries (LMICs), along with the traditional group of lower-income countries. Yesterday at our public event on the MCC selection process for FY 2006, I argued two reasons why the Board should not select any LMICs for FY 2006. Comment »Round 3 of the MCAOctober 17, 2005By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign AssistanceToday CGD released a new publication, Round 3 of the MCA: Which Countries are Likely to Qualify in FY 2006?, that analyzes which countries pass the MCC indicators test, which countries we anticipate will be selected for FY 2006 funding eligibility, and which countries should be selected by the Board. 4 Comments »Nomination hearing for Danilovich to be CEO of the MCCSeptember 30, 2005By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance
Comment »Congressional Republican Study Committee Would Eliminate MCC FundingSeptember 26, 2005By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign AssistanceA plan released on Sept. 21 by the Congressional Republican Study Committee (RSC) proposes dramatically cutting expenditures on a wide array of programs, including eliminating the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The RSC report, dubbed “Operation Offset,” calls for cuts across the government totaling $139 billion for 2006. Of that, $1.75 billion would come from money intended for the MCA and $900 million would come from other foreign aid spending, including level funding for peacekeeping operations, the Global AIDS Initiative and the Peace Corps. The RSC report was produced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX). Comment »Qualifying for the MCA: An UpdateApril 22, 2004By Steve Radelet in Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Tags: MCA/MCC, Selection CriteriaThe Millennium Challenge Corporation has posted data for each candidate country for each of the 16 indicators that will be used to select qualifying countries during the first year. This step follows its announcement in early March of the methodology it proposes to use to select countries for the first year of the program. The MCC Board is expected to meet in early May to officially announce the countries that will qualify during the first year. This memo uses the MCC’s recently-released data to examine the countries most likely to qualify during the first year. Access the full commentary (PDF) Comment » |
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