RAND Research Topic: Economic Development2024-03-27T21:19:53ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/economic-development.htmlPostwar Ukraine: Planning for a Successful and Secure RecoveryRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2024/postwar-ukraine-planning-for-a-successful-and-secure.html2024-01-05T12:25:00Z2024-01-05T12:25:00ZTo rebuild successfully, Ukraine will need to come out of the war on a new trajectory. It already has an outline of what recovery will look like. The plan looks beyond the immediate damages and envisions more than $750 billion in economic support and projects that would raise a new Ukraine from the destruction.Critical Minerals Can Pave the Road to More Robust International DevelopmentRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/01/critical-minerals-can-pave-the-road-to-more-robust.html2024-01-12T21:30:00Z2024-01-12T21:30:00ZIn the developing world, mineral extraction and processing has historically caused not just environmental contamination but also corruption and displacement of local livelihoods. There are opportunities to improve the way companies from the Global North approach critical mineral projects there.