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Model of Government-Clergy Interaction… M. Fahami and F. Pourkeyvan (169
Another feature of economic crash in the long-
neopatrimonialism, which is term. (Ref: Alamdari, 1998: 12;
clearly observed in the Huntington, 2006)
Pahlavi establishment, is Apart from the sociological
concentration on nepotism debates about the Pahlavi
and cronyism in economic governance, the phenomenon
affairs. The Pahlavi regime that transpired the society
relied only on its own was the isolation of religion
affiliates; Of course, these and promotion of secularism
economic activities were often in the society. Traditions
tainted with corruption and which constituted a key
illegality. element of social culture
The abundant petrodollars were an opportunity missed
in the 1970s worsened the by the regime. On the
situation and stoked economic contrary, the regime developed
corruption. Short-term economic new cultures which did not
growth and boom could be match the beliefs of a
seen in such regimes due to traditional society, thereby
access to new financial widening the gap between
sources; however, corruption the people and the regime
in the political system, in power.
individualism and limited
distribution of wealth due Shia Clergy Stance against
to exclusive trust in the Pahlavi Secularism
royal families would trigger A main feature of the Shia
clergy is their belief in the
