Corporate warriors : the rise of the privatized military industry
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- ISBN: 0801489156
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Physical Description:
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xi, 330 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Edition: Cornell paperbacks ed.
- Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, c2004, c2003.
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General Note: | Originally published 2003 by Cornell University Press. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-326) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. -- Appendix 1. PMF's on the Web. -- Appendix 2. PMF contract. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | HD 9743 A2 S56 2003 (Text) | 26040002700892 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |