MB Civic

By Michael Gerson | Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | The Washington Post

Congress has chosen this moment to gut one of the most innovative and effective American outreach efforts since the Peace Corps. The Millennium Challenge Corporation - which most of us have never heard of - is “grown-up” foreign aid. Under this three-year-old program, a board certifies countries that are likely to use assistance wisely — nations committed to democratic and free-market reform and fighting corruption — and works with them as partners on projects to combat poverty and encourage economic growth. Nations that backtrack on reform and good governance have their “compacts” cut off, causing humiliation and occasional repentance. After a slow start, the MCC has made agreements with 13 nations…BS

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