Corporate warriors
Subtitle: the rise of the privatized military industry
By: P.W. Singer.
Edition: Updated ed.
Series: Cornell studies in security affairs
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780801474361
Subjects: Defense industries; Military-industrial complex; Privatization; Defense industries -- United States; Military-industrial complex -- United States; Privatization -- United States; Huurtroepen; Privatisering; United States -- Military policy
Other titles: Rise of the privatized military industry
Notes: Originally published 2003 by Cornell University Press.

"Updated edition--includes "The lessons of Iraq"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-344) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise.  An era of corporate warriors? ; Privatized military history ; The privatized military industry distinguished ; Why security has been privatized.; title: 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.; title: 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.; title: Conclusions.; title: Postcript. The lessons of Iraq ; Appendix 1. PMF's on the Web ; Appendix 2. PMF contract.