MCA, Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The MCC Board of Directors will meet on Nov. 8 to select countries eligible to apply for FY 2006 funding. The Board will face a seemingly impossible task -- how to support more qualifying countries with larger, transformational compacts, from a limited MCC budget. Round Three of the MCA: Which Countries are most likely to Qualify in FY 2006 by Steve Radelet, Kaysie Brown and Bilal Siddiqi names the front runners. The MCC Between a Rock and a Hard Place: More Countries, Less Money and the Transformational Challenge, by Radelet and Sheila Herling, explores the key challenges facing President Bush's flagship foreign aid initiative.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Radelet discussed both issues in Round Three of the MCA: Assessing the Prospects for FY 2006 Country Selection and Funding.

Access the MCA Monitor website