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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Daniel F. Runde

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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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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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Donor Funding Models for Innovation: A Review

Donors have rhetorically supported the importance of innovation in global development, but the level of resources committed has seldom matched the level of this rhetoric.

Report by Conor M. Savoy — June 9, 2022

Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images

The 10 Most Pressing Questions for Ukraine’s Economic Reconstruction

Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, now is the time to start identifying the most pressing challenges for Ukraine’s economic reconstruction and how European countries and the United States can support these efforts.

Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde , Janina Staguhn , and Romina Bandura — June 9, 2022

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

Examining Private Enterprise and U.S. Foreign Policy with Ethan Kapstein

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Co-Director of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Princeton University, Arizona Centennial Professor of International Affairs at Arizona State, and renowned author Dr. Ethan Kapstein.

Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — June 8, 2022

CSIS Building the Future

Creating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Financing

The G7 and its multilateral partners should prioritize local financing to address community-specific water, sanitation, and hygiene needs. A variety of development tools should be employed to create the enabling environment needed to finance sustainable infrastructure.

Commentary by Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn — May 23, 2022

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Bolivia: Pursuing Sustainable Lithium Mining

Environmental and capacity issues have dashed Bolivia's lithium future, but with new demand, technology, and investors, Bolivia can try pursuing sustainable lithium mining.

Blog Post — May 16, 2022

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

Africa’s Response to Covid-19: The Acceleration of its Digital Revolution

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Director and Senior Fellow for CSIS Africa, guest hosts to discusses the digital revolution in Africa with Togo’s Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, Cina Lawson, and Better Than Cash Alliance’s Lead of Africa Policy and Partnerships, Nshuti Mbabazi.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — May 11, 2022

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