Patriots for profit : contractors and the military in U.S. national security / / Thomas C. Bruneau

• Autore: Bruneau Thomas C
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/735500973
• Soggetto topico: Private military companies - United States; Civil-military relations - United States; National security - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. <BR
• Titolo autorizzato: Patriots for profit
• ISBN: 0-8047-8185-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828464903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II