For those who do not know what MCC is and what they use to determine a
country's eligibility, here are the 15 indicators they use. You can read
more at:
http://www.mcc.gov/countries/selection/short_descriptions.shtml
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RULING JUSTLY
1. Civil Liberties: A panel of independent experts rates countries
on: freedom of expression, association and organizational rights,
rule of law and human rights, and personal autonomy and economic
rights. Source: Freedom House.
2. Political Rights: A panel of independent experts rates countries
on: the prevalence of free and fair elections of officials with
real power; the ability of citizens to form political parties that
may compete fairly in elections; freedom from domination by the
military, foreign powers, totalitarian parties, religious
hierarchies and economic oligarchies; and the political rights of
minority groups. Source: Freedom House.
3. Voice and Accountability: An index of surveys rating countries on:
institutions' ability to protect civil liberties, extent of
citizen participation in government selection, and media
independence. Source: World Bank Institute.
4. Government Effectiveness: An index of surveys rating countries on:
quality of public service provision, civil service competency and
independence from political pressures, and the government's
ability to plan and implement sound policies. Source: World Bank
Institute.
5. Rule of Law: An index of surveys rating countries on: the extent
to which the public has confidence in and abides by rules of
society; incidence of violent and non-violent crime; effectiveness
and predictability of the judiciary; and the enforceability of
contracts. Source: World Bank Institute.
6. Control of Corruption: An index of surveys rating countries on:
the frequency of "additional payments to get things done," the
effects of corruption on the business environment, "grand
corruption" in the political arena and the tendency of elites to
engage in "state capture." Source: World Bank Institute.
ECONOMIC FREEDOM
1. Cost of Starting a Business: The Private Sector Advisory Service
of the World Bank Group works with local lawyers and other
professionals to examine specific regulations that impact business
investment. One of their studies measures the cost of starting a
new business as a percentage of per capita income. Source: World
Bank Group.
2. Inflation: The most recent 12 month change in consumer prices as
reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics or in
another public forum by the relevant national monetary
authorities. Source: Multiple.
3. Fiscal Policy: Overall budget deficit divided by GDP, averaged
over a 3 yr. period. The data is provided directly by the
recipient government but is cross checked with other sources and
made publicly available. Source: National Governments and IMF WEO.
4. Days to Start a Business: The Private Sector Advisory Service of
the World Bank Group works with local lawyers and other
professionals to measure how many days it takes to open a new
business. Source: World Bank.
5. Trade Policy: A measure of a country's openness to international
trade based on average tariff rates and non-tariff barriers to
trade. Source: The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom.
6. Regulatory Quality Rating: An index of surveys that rates
countries on: the burden of regulations on business, price
controls, the government's role in the economy, foreign investment
regulation and many other areas. Source: World Bank Institute.
INVESTING IN PEOPLE
1. Public Expenditure on Health: Total expenditures by government at
all levels on health divided by GDP. Source: National Governments.
2. Immunization: The average of DPT3 and measles immunization rates
for the most recent year available. Source: The World Health
Organization WHO.
3. Public Expenditure on Primary Education: Total expenditures by
government at all levels on primary education divided by GDP.
Source: National Governments.
4. Girls' Primary Completion Rate: The number of female students
completing primary education divided by the population in the
relevant age cohort. Source: World Bank and UNESCO.
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>>From the pages of the Freedom Newspaper:
>Breaking news-The Gambia Suspended from Millennium Challenge Compact
>Program
>16 June 2006
>The Gambia Suspended from Millennium Challenge Compact Program
>MCC cites human rights abuses, actions inconsistent with selection criteria
>By Charles W. Corey
>Washington File Staff Writer
>
>Washington -- The board of directors of the U.S. Millennium Challenge
>Corporation (MCC) suspended the Gambia's eligibility for MCC assistance June 16,
>citing a pattern of actions inconsistent with MCC's selection criteria.
>The board based its decision on documented evidence of human rights abuses
>in the country and increased restrictions on political rights, civil liberties
>and press freedom by the government, as well as worsening economic policies
>and diminishing anti-corruption efforts, an MCC statement said. To support
>its decision, MCC considered reports from several organizations, including
>Freedom House, the Heritage Foundation, the World Economic Forum, the Economist
>Intelligence Unit and the U.S. Department of State.
>"The board's decision was necessary, given the disturbing pattern of
>deteriorating conditions in eight of the 16 policy categories used to evaluate all
>candidate countries, including the Gambia," said Ambassador John Danilovich,
>MCC's chief executive officer.
>"Continued participation in the Millennium Challenge program requires our
>partner countries to maintain good policies and is contingent upon adherence to
>fundamental principles necessary to make progress in their own development,"
>Danilovich said. "MCC would welcome the opportunity to consider the Gambia's
>reinstatement after the government has taken tangible and significant
>actions to address the areas of decline and embrace political and economic reforms."
>The board annually selects countries for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)
>eligibility from a pool of candidate countries based on each country's
>demonstrated commitment in three broad policy categories -- "ruling justly,"
>"investing in people" and "promoting economic freedom" -- as measured by
>performance on 16 independent policy indicators within their income peer group.
>The Gambia was notified in November 2005 that it was eligible for MCA
>funding, according to the MCC statement, and only preliminary discussions about the
>program had been undertaken prior to the June 16 announcement. (See _related
>article_ (http://usinfo.state.gov/ei/Archive/2005/Nov/09-949636.html) .)
>Under MCC's policy on suspension and termination of assistance, the board
>may reinstate eligibility for a country if it determines that the country has
>taken corrective action or has demonstrated a sufficient commitment to
>correcting each condition for which eligibility for assistance was suspended.
>The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a United States government
>corporation designed to work with some of the poorest countries in the world, bases its
>assistance on the principle that aid is most effective when it reinforces
>good governance, economic freedom and investments in people that promote
>economic growth and elimination of extreme poverty.
>For additional information, see _Millennium Challenge Account_
>(http://usinfo.state.gov/ei/economic_issues/mca.html) .
>
>(The Washington File is a product of the Bureau of International Information
>Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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