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
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- 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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Pakistan and Climate Adaptation
Blog Post by Daniel F. Runde , Robin L. Raphel , and Moeed Yusuf — February 1, 2023
How the U.S Treasury Office of Technical Assistance Impacts the World's Economy with Larry McDonald
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — January 25, 2023

A Call to Action: Igniting the Digital Revolution in International Development Studies
Commentary by Romina Bandura and Christopher Burns — January 13, 2023
How Loans Improve Lives with Kathy Guis
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — January 12, 2023

Enabling an Economic Transformation of Ukraine: Recovery, Reconstruction, and Modernization
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Sergiy Tsivkach , Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky , Michael Polsky , and Ambassador William Taylor — January 10, 2023
Digital Will Drive Ukraine’s Modernization
Report by Romina Bandura and Janina Staguhn — January 10, 2023
Enabling an Economic Transformation of Ukraine
Report by Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn — January 10, 2023
The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter with Shannon O'Neil
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — January 4, 2023

The Story of Opportunity with Atul Tandon
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — December 14, 2022

Digital Transformation and Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Cina Lawson , Hawa Berete , Chris Burns , Daniel Huba , Lacina Koné , Brionne Dawson , and Agnieszka Rawa — December 12, 2022