03125nam 2200697 a 450 991045736010332120200520144314.00-8047-8185-010.1515/9780804781855(CKB)2550000000052494(EBL)752423(OCoLC)746747210(SSID)ssj0000644224(PQKBManifestationID)12260341(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000644224(PQKBWorkID)10679837(PQKB)10246049(SSID)ssj0000592462(PQKBManifestationID)12214463(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000592462(PQKBWorkID)10735854(PQKB)11206667(MiAaPQ)EBC752423(DE-B1597)564035(DE-B1597)9780804781855(Au-PeEL)EBL752423(CaPaEBR)ebr10496732(OCoLC)1198930563(EXLCZ)99255000000005249420110118d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPatriots for profit[electronic resource] contractors and the military in U.S. national security /Thomas C. BruneauStanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20111 online resource (288 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7548-6 0-8047-7549-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Problems with how we think about U.S. civil-military relations -- A comparative approach to the analysis of civil-military relations -- The institutions of U.S. civil-military relations -- Defense reform: institutional and political impediments to effectiveness -- The scale and politics of contracting out security -- An assessment of the performance of private security contractors.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. <BRPrivate military companiesUnited StatesCivil-military relationsUnited StatesNational securityUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.Private military companiesCivil-military relationsNational security338.4/735500973Bruneau Thomas C859025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457360103321Patriots for profit2462245UNINA