Cliency

Cli´en`cy


n.1.State of being a client.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Unable to do so, he was forced to admit that the US support for "friendly" states has created such "cliency relationships" that some of these countries' governments "could not exist without US assistance; others could undeniably survive but would be forced to pursue very different domestic policies." (35) However, he failed to debunk Galeano's assertion with historical evidence and to show how the United States would react if these policies were perceived to threaten its national interests.
Gasiorowski, "Dependency and Cliency in Latin America," Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 28, no.
NEOCOLONIALISM IS DEAD: LONG LIVE NEOCOLONIALISM
The availability of the exit option is another important trait of patron- cliency. In as much as the relationship was entered into voluntarily, it can be abandoned the same way.
An Estranged Client and an Annoyed Patron: Shift in the Pakistan-US Relations during the 'War on Terror'
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