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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The Importance of International Education and Cultural Affairs with Marie Royce
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 23, 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.-Russia Foundation with Matthew Rojansky
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 16, 2022

A Principled and Implementable Path for American Assistance in Afghanistan
Commentary by Annie Pforzheimer and Jeffrey Grieco — March 16, 2022

Advancing U.S. Interests Through Women's Empowerment with Nicole Robinson
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 9, 2022

There Is No Time to Spare: Multilateral and Bilateral Economic Support to Ukraine
Commentary by Romina Bandura — March 8, 2022

Opportunities for Development Cooperation in Lao Strategic Sectors
Brief by Daniel F. Runde , Romina Bandura , and Rachel Lee — March 7, 2022

Beyond 2025: The Future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
Brief by Daniel F. Runde and Sundar R. Ramanujam — March 4, 2022

The Finances of Invading Ukraine with Former Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — March 2, 2022

Using Foreign Aid to Respond to Russia’s Invasion
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Conor M. Savoy — March 1, 2022

What’s next for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan?
Event by Annie Pforzheimer , Nilofar Sakhi , James B. Cunningham , and Mark Bowden — February 24, 2022
