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Corporate Warriors The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry

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ISBN-10: 0801474361

ISBN-13: 9780801474361

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: P. W. Singer

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Some have claimed that War is too important to be left to the generals, but P. W. Singer asks What about the business executives? Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that until recently only state militaries possessed. Their products range from trained commando teams to strategic advice from generals. This new Privatized Military Industry encompasses hundreds of companies, thousands of employees, and billions of dollars in revenue. Whether as proxies or suppliers, such firms have participated in wars in Africa, Asia, the Balkans, and Latin America. More recently, they have become a key element in U.S. military…    
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Book details

List price: $20.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 11/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Peter Warren Singer graduated with a BA from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and earned his Ph.D. in Government at Harvard University. Previous career experiences include working for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, the Balkans Task Force in the U.S. Department of Defense, and the International Peace Academy. He also served as the Defense Policy Task Force coordinator for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Singer is the Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution and was the youngest scholar named a Senior Fellow by the Institution. He has written the…    

Preface
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
Postscript
The Lessons of Iraq
PMFs on the Web
PMF Contract
Notes
Bibliography
Index