Mission
Próspera's mission is to enable wealth creation for everyone
Poverty is an absence of wealth. Good governance enables wealth creation.
01Governance
Quality of governance directly predicts GDP per capita.
The ethnicity or geography of a country is irrelevant. What matters is governance.
- Honduras
- 58.22
- Doing Business Score · 134th
- Próspera ZEDE
- 83.1
- Doing Business Score · top 10
The "Doing Business Score" is a proxy for quality of governance. The graph shows a correlation between a country's Doing Business Score & its GDP per capita
02How it works
Próspera works with governments to create zones with world-class governance
- 01
Enabling Legislation
Host country passes enabling legislation. This creates the legal framework for autonomous zones with independent governance, taxation, regulation, and dispute resolution.
The host country passes legislation that authorizes the creation of special zones with autonomous governance.
In 2013, Honduras passed the ZEDE Law (Zones for Employment and Economic Development), creating a constitutional framework for autonomous zones with their own governance, taxation, and legal systems. This legislation enabled Próspera to establish the first modern charter city with world-class institutions.
- 02
Próspera Charter & zone-specific laws
Próspera passes it's own laws inside the zone, enabling it to provide its governance services.
Within the framework granted by the enabling legislation, Próspera establishes its own legal code.
In Honduras, the Próspera Charter defines the zone's fundamental principles (like a constitution), for example:
- The technical secretary, council, and voting rules
- Rights like free speech and maximum taxation rates
- Nature of the public-private partnership
From there, the council can pass rules, which you can view online.
- 03
It's time to build
With a legal framework in place, Próspera and outside investors feel confident in deploying $100s of millions into developing the zone.
With stable, predictable governance in place, capital flows in. Developers build housing, offices, and infrastructure. Businesses relocate or launch inside the zone to take advantage of streamlined regulation and low taxes.
In Honduras, Próspera has been responsible for more than $150mm in investment, accounting for 33% of all greenfield foreign direct investment in 2022.
03Precedent
Special economic zones are a proven method
History's most successful economic transformations have been driven by special zones with superior governance.
Hong Kong
From fishing village to global finance hub
- Autonomous legal system
- Based on English common law
- Independent tax system
- ~$5,600/year~$63,700/year
- GDP per capita since 1961
Shenzhen
40 years: fishing town to tech megacity
- Market economy
- (vs mainland-China planned economy)
- Independent tax system
- ~$85/year~$27,000/year
- GDP per capita since 1980
Dubai
Desert to world-class business center
- Autonomous legal system
- Based on English common law
- Independent tax system
- ~$5 billion~$138 billion
- Estimated GDP of Dubai since 1975
04Global Scalability
We've implemented our governance framework in Roatan, Honduras, and will scale it globally.
One governance framework, multiple jurisdictions
05Incentives
Our profit-motive makes us develop efficient tooling to minimize bureaucracy
We're not allowed to increase taxes beyond 7.5% of GDP, so if we want higher profit margins, we have to minimize the number of bureaucrats we employ.
Lower overhead = better services at lower cost
e-Próspera Platform
- Business Registry
- Land Registry
- Digital Identity & KYC
- Tax Portal
- Regulatory Compliance
- Dispute Resolution
- Access Control
- Compliance Enforcement
All government services digitized and accessible 24/7
06Principles
What is good governance?
Three pillars that enable wealth creation and protect individual freedom
- 01
Neutrality & Predictability
Laws should be stable, impartial, and applied equally to everyone — not changed at the whim of politicians or sold to the highest bidder.
- No corruption
Transparent processes, no backroom deals
- Common law jurisdiction
Precedent-based law that evolves predictably
- Constitutional constraints
Charter limits what Próspera can do
- 02
Market Mechanisms
Competition and choice produce better outcomes than government monopolies. Let markets work where they work best.
- Regulatory insurance
Private insurers replace monopoly regulators
- Private arbitration
Fast, expert dispute resolution
- Exit rights
Freedom to leave keeps governance accountable
- 03
Limited Government
Small, efficient government that does less but does it well. Maximum freedom for individuals and businesses.
- Max 7.5% of GDP taxation
Constitutionally capped tax burden
- Land value tax funded
Efficient tax that doesn't penalize productivity
- Minimal prescriptive regulation
Outcome-based rules, not bureaucratic checklists
07Zones
Zones sidestep powerful vested interests
Instead of fighting entrenched systems, we start fresh.
- Existing systems
Decades of accumulated regulation, lobbying, and special interests
- Blank slate
Modern, efficient governance designed from first principles
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