IGD has been a strong supporter of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) because of its emphasis on long-term investments that support economic growth and poverty reduction, its recognition that partner governments need to design and implement their own development strategies, and its insistence on evaluating program impact and accountability.

Resources

From Challenge to Opportunity: A Proposal to Adjust the MCC's Candidacy Selection Method
Center for Global Development, April 14, 2010
MCA Monitor Analysis paper by Sarah Jane Staats, Casey Dunning and Paolo Abracar

From Innovation to Impact: Next Steps for the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Center for Global Development, January 16, 2009
MCA Monitor Analysis paper by Sheila Herrling, Molly Kinder and Steve Radelet

Strengthen the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Better Results are Possible
The Brookings Institution, December 2008
Brookings Policy Brief by Lex Rieffel and James W. Fox