Enhancing Transparency and Communications of MCC Operations: An Action Agenda

As a follow on to the AEI event on the MCA Two Years On, I am happy to share our new paper, Enhancing Transparency and Communications of MCC Operations: An Action Agenda (PDF)

When the MCC was launched, it distinguished itself from other foreign aid agencies by the degree to which it was to make its operations transparent. The fact that it both established quantifiable performance criteria to determine country eligibility and made that data, individual country rankings, and the selection methodology publicly available was and remains innovative. But as decisions get made against the criteria and stated methodology, the challenge shifts to being equally transparent in its decision making process, including, in particular, decisions that are exceptions to rules, as well as in key aspects of its operations.