Talk:Corruption in the Pahlavi dynasty

Qajar corruption
The previous dynasty was also known as corrupt; this should be brought into the article as background. There was not a significant shift in the level of corruption, as far as I have read, with the change from Qajar to Pahlavi. Otherwise this article does not give a proper context.
 * http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00210860108702005?journalCode=cist20
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=EF_dAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA55
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=Z7UnCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA525
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=JlUZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT270
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=bcLeZ7MLvM0C&pg=PT421
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=RI0o-bfRAvIC&pg=PA162
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=pI9oAtnFzhAC&pg=PA32
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUf9jBx5sTcC&pg=PA29
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=d5HtAAAAMAAJ&q=corrupt+qajar+dynasty&dq=corrupt+qajar+dynasty&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCGoVChMI_Lu3-4LvxgIVwy2ICh22ywtJ
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=-KCOWWkmzmgC&pg=PA185
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=C-PU-0jBmdIC&pg=PA45
 * "The historical period in which Qajar kings ruled Iran coincided the growth of imperialism in the West and Russia, which contributed to corruption among the ruling elite in Iran."
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=aFPvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT279
 * "The Constitutional Revolution of 1906–11 shook the corrupt and degenerate Qajar dynasty, whose kings had virtually sold the country to the tobacco and oil interests of the British Empire."
 * "In most Iranian and Western accounts the Qajars are described as weak and corrupt rulers, particularly with respect to the willingness with which they negotiated concession agreements with the British and Russians throughout the late nineteenth century. Many accused the Qajar Shahs of 'selling' the nation to foreigners..."
 * "The Qajar kings, including Mosafaredin Shah, undermined the political and cultural achievements of previous governments, and as a result Iran became so weak that it soon fell into the hands of foreign powers. Corruption, superstition and ignorance of the kings turned Iran from an independent power into a semicolonial state. Because of the level of destruction brought about by the Qajars, the nation was ready for a revolution."

Perhaps this article should be doubled in size to include the Qajars, increased in coverage, and merged into Corruption in Iran. Binksternet (talk) 15:41, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree with the merge. Could be a large sections within Corruption in Iran page. DaltonCastle (talk) 18:47, 24 September 2015 (UTC)