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
Contact Information
- Veronica Rice
- Former Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Project on Prosperity and Development
- vrice@csis.org
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
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Upcoming Key Multilateral Leadership Races the Biden Administration Should Focus On
Commentary by Veronica Rice and Daniel F. Runde — August 26, 2022

Examining Latin American Affairs with Cynthia Arnson
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 24, 2022

Reflecting on women's rights in Afghanistan one year after the fall of Kabul
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 17, 2022

Afghanistan One Year Later: Consequences & Responsibilities
Event by Daniel F. Runde , P. Michael McKinley , Earl Anthony Wayne , Annie Pforzheimer , Fawzia Koofi , Bill O’Keefe , Lieutenant General Michael K. Nagata (Ret.) , and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) — August 15, 2022

Reflections on the Fall of Kabul One Year Later
Commentary by Fawzia Koofi — August 15, 2022

The Impact of Blended Finance with Harold Rosen
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 10, 2022

The Role of Critical Minerals in the Clean Energy Transition
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 3, 2022

Examining China’s role in Latin America with Dr. Evan Ellis
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde and Evan Ellis — July 27, 2022

Energy Transition Hurdles
Blog Post — July 21, 2022

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in National Security with Shelly Stoneman
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — July 20, 2022
