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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Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission

The CSIS Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission focuses on the critical role of private sector investment in Ukraine's reconstruction

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Podcast

Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde

Building the Future:

Hosted by Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Building the Future explores topics at the intersection of global development, foreign policy, and national security. In each episode, Dan sits down for a discussion with a leading expert from government, the private sector, and international organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the world today.

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Blog

Development Dispatches

Development Dispatches

Development Dispatches is a blog series that explores the current and future avenues of the development and humanitarian space.

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2024 Global Development Forum

CSIS is hosting the eighth annual Global Development Forum to discuss some of the most pressing issues in international development today.

Event — April 18, 2024

The Emerging Global Debt Crisis and the Role of International Aid

The world’s poorest countries are facing a growing debt crisis. The response from the U.S. government should be to develop strategies to provide immediate relief and engage in long-term efforts to address systemic debt vulnerabilities and debt workouts.

Commentary by Rafael Romeu — April 18, 2024

Quality Education for Security and Economic Growth

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development is hosting an event to launch our report, "Investing in Quality Education for Development, Peace, and Stability," that analyzes the role that education plays as an enabler for national security and the stability of countries.

Event — April 17, 2024

Expanding Workforce Development to Enable Nearshoring in the Northern Triangle

The Northern Triangle of Central America holds potential as a nearshoring destination for U.S. companies. Multiple stakeholders have the opportunity to address labor market challenges by expanding and creating workforce development initiatives.

Report by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Austin Hardman — April 16, 2024

Ships, Trains, and Trucks: Unlocking Ukraine’s Vital Trade Potential

The full-scale Russian invasion has devastating effects on Ukraine’s trade causing vast destruction of its transport and logistics infrastructure. Ukraine and its partners have to be creative and determined in finding new trade corridors to support business operations.

Report by Romina Bandura, Ilya Timtchenko, and Benjamin Robb — April 8, 2024

Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde

Climate-Related Migration and Adaptation Funding with Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel

In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Noam Unger is joined by Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel, co-directors of the Duke Program on Climate-Related Migration, as they draw on their research in Central America and Ethiopia to discuss the effect of climate on migration, forecast models, adaptation funding, and aid allocation.
 



 

Podcast Episode by Noam Unger — April 3, 2024

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Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde

Creating an International Anti-Corruption Court with Judge Mark Wolf

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Judge Mark Wolf, Chair of Integrity Initiatives International, to discuss his judicial career and his advocacy for the creation of the International Anti-Corruption Court.

Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 25, 2024

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