Corporate warriors : the rise of the privatized military industry /

Main Author: Singer, P. W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2003.
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245 1 |a Corporate warriors :  |b the rise of the privatized military industry /  |c P.W. Singer. 
260 1 |a Ithaca, NY :  |b Cornell University Press,  |c 2003. 
300 1 |a xi, 330 p. :  |b ill., map ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-326) and index. 
505 1 |a An era of corporate warriors? -- Privatized military history -- The privatized military industry distinguished -- Why security has been privatized -- 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 -- 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. PMFs on the Web -- Appendix 2. PMF contract. 
650 1 |a Defense industries 
650 1 |a Military-industrial complex 
650 1 |a Privatization 
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