The Institute for Ethics and Economic Policy (IEEP) at Fordham University. This is a renowned Jesuit institution with over 165-year history of emphasis on ethics.	To promote Governance with Respect Ethics Accountability and Transparency (GREAT) QATAR Join a Discussion site, where you can click on “New Topic” or try this link Transparency International’s corruption rank for this country in 2000 is absent and means that international investment is discouraged by excessive corruption.
The Index of Economic Freedom (by Driscoll-Holmes-Kirkpatrick) for 2001 places Qatar in the “Mostly Unfree” category with a rank of 88 (Ranks range from 1 for Hong Kong to 155 for North Korea, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 1, 2000). H. D. Vinod’s trimmed correlation analysis indicates that countries free from economic regulation are less corrupt. After allowing for some exceptions by 20% trimming, the correlation is near 0.9. Qatar A country of eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the southwest Persian Gulf. It was under British protection from 1916 until 1971, when it became independent. Oil was first produced commercially in 1949. Doha is the capital.		Recent news. Worldwide corruption Country Index has links to stories and information about corruption and governance in alphabetically listed geographical regions and countries. Quick Links to USA, China, India, Indonesia Resources which track corruption and provide information on good governance from around the world. Quotes or One-Liners against corruption. Corruption Info Exchange Description of our Project. IEEP Home Fordham Economics Faculty Fordham University
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