Last week I predicted that the MCC board of directors would not select any new countries for compact eligibility, and that they would re-select all seven countries currently in the compact development stage.  I was wrong on three counts. 

“Too often, donors’ decisions are driven more by our own political interests or our policy preferences than by our partners’ needs.” These charged words did not come from an energetic NGO arguing for major changes to US development policy.  They were delivered&nbsp...

MCC’s board of directors will meet on December 10 to decide which countries will be eligible for compact and/or threshold program assistance for FY2014.  CGD’s Rethink offers a preview of the issues the board will grapple with, as well as a prediction of which countries th...

My guest on this week’s Global Prosperity Wonkcast is CGD senior fellow and director of the Rethinking US Development Policy program Ben Leo, here to discuss his new CGD working paper, Is Anyone Listening?  in which he examines how well US foreign assistance aligns with the prioritie...