Format:
XI, 348 S.
,
Kt.
Edition:
1. print., updated paperb. ed.
ISBN:
9780801474361
,
0801474361
Series Statement:
Cornell studies in security affairs
Content:
The rise. An era of corporate warriors? ; Privatized military history ; The privatized military industry distinguished ; Why security has been privatized. -- Organization and operation. The global industry of military services ; The privatized military industry classified ; The military provider firm: executive outcomes ; The military consultant firm: MPRI ; The military support firm: Brown & Root. -- Implications. Contractual dilemmas ; Market dynamism and global disruptions ; Private firms and the civil-military balance ; Public ends, private military means? ; Morality and the privatized military firm. -- Conclusions. -- Postcript. The lessons of Iraq ; Appendix 1. PMF's on the Web ; Appendix 2. PMF contract
Note:
Updated ed. includes "The lessons of Iraq"
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
USA
;
Söldner
;
Kriegführung
;
Privatunternehmen
;
Privates Militärunternehmen
;
Outsourcing
Author information:
Singer, P. W. 1974-
