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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455573703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-8157-0525-5

1-280-81270-2

9786610812707

0-8157-1119-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrainardLael

Disciplina

338.91/73

Soggetti

Economic assistance, American

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.