Bush's Aid Policy Prods Countries

Michael M. Phillips writes for the Wall Street Journal and looks into the Millennium Challenge Corporation's ability to influence recipient countries to overhaul their governments.

From the Article:

"There are many, many countries that want to be part of the Millennium Challenge account, and the competition is stiff, and the elbows are getting sharper," says Mr. Danilovich, a former oil-shipping executive and Republican activist.

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"Countries care really deeply about this seal of approval of good governance," says Sheila Herrling, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank. She gives the Millennium Challenge Corp. "full credit" for Yemen's about-face.