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 Sustainable Development Goals and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for U.S. Policy
Congressional Testimony by Daniel F. Runde — September 15, 2022
America's Great-Power Opportunity with Ali Wyne
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — September 14, 2022

Renewing the commitment to counternarcotics: A conversation with Admiral Álvaro Echandía Durán
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — September 7, 2022

The Role of Water in Catalyzing Gender Equity
Commentary by Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn — September 6, 2022
Oswaldo Payá's Legacy and the Future of Cuban Democracy
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 31, 2022

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