The other war : global poverty and the Millennium Challenge Account / Lael Brainard ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brainard, Lael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, American.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Millennium Challenge Account is a bilateral development fund representing an increase of 5 billion per year over current assistance levels to reform-oriented developing countries. This book considers the potential of the MCA as well as the larger content of US foreign assistance.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Global Aid Trends and Donor Coordination; 3. Who Should Qualify?; 4. Policy Framework for the Millennium Challenge Account; 5. A New Approach to Aid; 6. Institutional and Operational Guidelines; 7. U.S. Foreign Assistance and Development Programs; 8. A New Partnership between Congress and the Administration; 9. Funding the Millennium Challenge Account; 10. Making a Difference to Global Poverty; Appendix A. Environmental Assessments: The OPIC Model; Appendix B. Congressional Budgetary Basics; Notes; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610812707

9780815705253

0815705255

9781280812705

1280812702

9780815711193

0815711190

OCLC:

475994913