Patriots for Profit : Contractors and the Military in U.S. National Security.

This book develops a new approach to the analysis of civil-military relations by focusing on the effectiveness of the armed forces in fulfilling roles & missions, and on their efficiency in terms of cost. The approach is applied to the United States using official documents and interviews with p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bruneau, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Private military companies > United States.
Civil-military relations > United States.
National security > United States.
Sociétés militaires privées > États-Unis.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
Civil-military relations
Military policy
National security
Private military companies
United States > Military policy.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book develops a new approach to the analysis of civil-military relations by focusing on the effectiveness of the armed forces in fulfilling roles & missions, and on their efficiency in terms of cost. The approach is applied to the United States using official documents and interviews with policy-makers. In addition to analyzing the impact of defense reform initiatives over the past thirty years, the book includes the recent phenomenon of "contracting-out" security that has resulted in greater numbers of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan than uniformed military personnel. While the book
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9780804781855
0804781850

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