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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Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission

The CSIS Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission focuses on the critical role of private sector investment in Ukraine's reconstruction

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Podcast

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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Blog

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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POSTPONED: The United States Role in Responsibly Advancing Digital Connectivity

Bridging the digital divide is imperative for countries to unlock economic growth and more aptly compete in an increasingly online world. How (and how responsibly) developing countries choose to meet their modernization goals could have far-reaching implications for the sustainability and effectiveness of development gains as well as for geopolitics.

Event — November 7, 2024

Retooling U.S. Trade to Meet the China Challenge: GSP Matters

The four-year lapse of the General Systems of Preference program, a cornerstone of U.S. trade policy, has allowed China to grow its political and economic influence in the Global South. Congressional reauthorization is crucial to combat China’s development offensive.

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde, Thomas Bryja, and Meredith Broadbent — November 4, 2024

Responding to China’s Growing Influence in Ports of the Global South

Port infrastructure is an investment area where China is outpacing the United States. A strategy to counter China’s influence in Global South ports is an important piece of a larger program to enable a better offer to the Global South.

Report by Daniel F. Runde, Austin Hardman, and Clara Bonin — October 30, 2024

Great Power Competition in the Multilateral System

China is gaining influence within the international institutions that the United States has created, funded, and legitimized. China’s strategic positioning in multilateral bodies has allowed it to exert considerable influence, particularly within the UN system.

Report by Daniel F. Runde and Austin Hardman — October 23, 2024

Moldova’s Energy Future

Russia has attempted to exert influence over Moldova through manipulating or threatening to manipulate energy prices and flows, and until recently, Moldova’s long-standing efforts to develop and reform its energy sector have produced minimal results.

Report by Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja — October 11, 2024

Strengthening Moldova’s Cyber Landscape

Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine the cyberattacks in Moldova have more than tripled, including frequent attacks on Moldovan government websites.

Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja — October 8, 2024

The Future of Ukraine’s Defense Industrial Base

Ukraine and Russia have entered a race to maximize the integration of existing weaponry with the benefits of new technologies and hardware. There are the opportunities for collaboration and co-production between Ukrainian and US defense industries.

Event — September 25, 2024

Role of Moldova in Ukraine’s Reconstruction

Moldova’s political future is now intertwined with Ukraine’s. Moldova remains committed to structural reforms necessary for EU accession and is poised to be an important component of Ukraine’s success on the battlefield and beyond.

Event — September 25, 2024