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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Meet our network of experts, staff, and non-resident affiliates who contribute to the Project on Prosperity and Development's analysis.

Daniel F. Runde

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Learn more about the projects the Project on Prosperity and Development organizes our analysis into: Quality Infrastructure, Development Finance, Digital Development, and more.

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

The Importance of International Education and Cultural Affairs with Marie Royce

On this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde speaks with Marie Royce, former Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, about the importance of people-to-people exchanges in the context of U.S. national security.

Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 23, 2022

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

Advancing U.S. Interests Through Women's Empowerment with Nicole Robinson

Nicole Robinson joins Dan Runde on this episode of Building the Future to discuss her recent publication “Women, Peace, and Security Initiative: Advancing U.S. Interests Through Women’s Empowerment.”

Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 9, 2022

CSIS Building the Future

Opportunities for Development Cooperation in Lao Strategic Sectors

Renewable energy, high-value agriculture, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are three economic sectors of strategic importance for U.S.-Laos development cooperation and can create more sustainable growth for Laos moving forward from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brief by Daniel F. Runde , Romina Bandura , and Rachel Lee — March 7, 2022

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Using Foreign Aid to Respond to Russia’s Invasion

Recognizing that Russia's plan to disrupt the current world order is focused on coercion and threats, the United States should offer a development alternative to maintain a free and whole Europe.

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Conor M. Savoy — March 1, 2022

Photo: Pierre Crom/Getty Images

What’s next for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan?

This event will discuss the current negotiations for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate, which is up for renewal in March and is more important than ever to address ongoing crises in Afghanistan.

Event by Annie Pforzheimer , Nilofar Sakhi , James B. Cunningham , and Mark Bowden — February 24, 2022

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