Project on Prosperity and Development
The Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) highlights the central role of private, multilateral, and other non-governmental actors in development
The Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) studies the coming challenges in international development, focusing on the rapidly shifting financial and economic landscape in low and middle-income countries. PPD seeks to identify international development policy and approaches that government, civil society, and private sector actors can utilize to foster broad-based, inclusive economic growth. PPD’s work merges traditional development theory and practice with the innovative approaches of private actors, and influences the development debate and donor resource allocation through CSIS’s unique convening power in Washington and around the world.
Areas of Focus
PPD seeks to influence private actors in the international community and shape executive and legislative policy on development. PPD currently works within several priority areas:
- Governance, rule of law, and domestic resource mobilization
- Private sector, economic, and rural development
- Development finance, trade, foreign investment, and the role of multilateral institutions
- Technology and innovation
- Root causes of instability, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict recovery
- Strategic uses of US foreign assistance
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
The CSIS Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission focuses on the critical role of private sector investment in Ukraine's reconstruction
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The Mobile Phone Revolution and its Impact on International Development
Event by Romina Bandura — April 3, 2023
Insights into International Diplomacy with Catherine Ashton
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 23, 2023

Denouncing Your Own Government with Nicaraguan Ambassador Arturo McFields
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 8, 2023

The Evolving World of Work in International Development
Report by Romina Bandura — March 2, 2023
The Humanitarian Dilemma in Afghanistan
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Najia Nasim , Janti Soeripto , and William Byrd, Ph.D. — March 1, 2023
Foreign Policy Lessons from the Bush Administration: Discussing Stephen Hadley's New Book Handoff
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — February 22, 2023

Great Power Competition Comes for the South Pole
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Henry Ziemer — February 16, 2023
Book Release for The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power by Daniel F. Runde
Event by Daniel F. Runde and Conor M. Savoy — February 13, 2023
Enabling Ukraine's Economic Transformation
Digital Report by Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn — February 10, 2023
The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power by Daniel F. Runde
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — February 7, 2023
