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.