MCC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
For a country to be selected as eligible for a the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) assistance program, it must demonstrate a commitment to policies that promote political and economic freedom, investments in education and health, the sustainable use of natural resources, control of corruption, and respect for civil liberties and the rule of law, as measured by 17 different policy indicators.
The selection criteria for eligibility is to meet one of the following two income level tests:
1. Has a per capita income equal to or less than the historical ceiling of the International Development *Association eligibility for the fiscal year involved.
2. Is classified as a lower middle income country in the most recent edition of the World Development.
* Report for Reconstruction and Development published by the International Bank for Reconstruction
Jordan became eligible for MCC Compact funding on November 8, 2006, and there MCC and the government of Jordan signed a strategic objective grant agreement on October 17.2006: http://www.mcc.gov/documents/agreements/soag-jordan.pdf
SELECTION INDICATORS
MCC looks at several elements in choosing selection indicators. They include:
• Development by a third party,
• Linkage to policies that the government can influence within a two to three year horizon,
• Linkage—theoretically or empirically—to economic growth and poverty reduction,
• Use of an analytically rigorous methodology and objective and high-quality data,
• Broad country coverage and comparability across countries,
• Consistency in results from year to year
This table, sort able by indicator, category, and source, lists the 17 indicators used to determine country eligibility for MCC program assistance.
USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Ruling Justly: The State Department Human Rights report contains qualitative information to make an assessment on a variety of criteria outlined by Congress, such as the rights of people with disabilities, the treatment of women and children, worker rights, and human rights. As additional information, the Board may also consider how the country scores on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index and the Global Integrity Index.
The country scorecards consolidate an individual country’s scores for each of the 17 policy indicators MCC uses to determine eligibility for its assistance programs. By using information collected from independent, third-party sources, MCC allows for an objective, comparison of all candidate countries.
The following are the Score cards for Jordan for the years 2007-2011:
· 2007
· 2008
· 2009
· 2010
· 2011