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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Breaking the Glass Ceiling in National Security with Shelly Stoneman
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — July 20, 2022

The Case for a Globally Accepted Vulnerability Index
Commentary by Bridi Rice and Shannon McKeown — July 20, 2022
The Digital Literacy Imperative
Brief by Romina Bandura and Elena I. Méndez Leal — July 18, 2022
Examining Freedom and Prosperity with Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — July 13, 2022

Examining Sustainable Financing Approaches to Water Infrastructure with Ambassador John Simon
Podcast Episode — July 6, 2022

To Keep Western Assistance Flowing, Ukraine Must Engage Corruption Concerns Head-On
Commentary by Conor M. Savoy and Andrew Lohsen — June 30, 2022
Outlook for a Possible Reconstruction Plan in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — June 29, 2022

Future Considerations for the Partnership on Global Infrastructure and Investment
Commentary by Conor M. Savoy and Shannon McKeown — June 29, 2022
The Story of Digital Payments in Bangladesh
Podcast Episode by Sundar R. Ramanujam — June 22, 2022

The Fight Against Forced Labor in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan with the Cotton Campaign
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — June 15, 2022
