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Outsourcing security : private military contractors and U.S. foreign policy /

Faced with a decreasing supply of national troops, dwindling defense budgets, and the ever-rising demand for boots on the ground in global conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, decision makers are left with little choice but to legalize and legitimize the use of private military contractors (PMCs)...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stanley, Bruce E. (Bruce Edwin) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln, NE : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Th eoretical Framework of the Private Security Industry; 2. A Qualitative Examination of the Private Security Industry; 3. Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; 4. Operation Joint Endeavor; 5. Operation Enduring Freedom; 6. Operation Iraqi Freedom; 7. Cross- Case Analysis and Findings; 8. Quantitative Analysis of the Private Security Industry; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.