Patriots for profit : contractors and the military in U.S. national security / Thomas C. Bruneau.
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- 0804781850
- 9780804781855
- 0804775486
- 9780804775489
- Private military companies -- United States
- Civil-military relations -- United States
- National security -- United States
- United States -- Military policy
- 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
- 338.4/735500973 22
- UB149 .B78 2011
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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.
Annotation 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 /><br />While the book demonstrates that democratic civilian control of the military in the U.S. is not at issue, it reveals that there is little public control over Private Security Contractors due to a combination of the current restricted interpretation of what is an "inherently governmental function" and limited legal authority. This is despite the fact that PSCs have taken on roles and missions that were previously the responsibility of the uniformed military. Further, despite numerous efforts to redress the problem, current political and institutional barriers to reform are not likely to be overcome soon.<br /><br />
English.
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