Privatising peace
Subtitle: a corporate adjunct to United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations
By: Malcolm Hugh Patterson.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780230224254
Subjects: Peacekeeping forces; Mercenary troops; Private military companies; Private security services
Description: "The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. This book puts a case for augmenting ad hoc peacekeepers with competent contract labour; and within the constraints of a new legal regime, supporting future operations with well-trained contractors who might subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: IntroductionUN Deployments: Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign ForcesFrom Mercenary to UN Contractor?The Public - Private Security EnvironmentOther Industry HazardsA Modest ProposalConclusion AppendicesBibliography Index IntroductionUN Deployments: Alternatives to Ad Hoc Sovereign ForcesFrom Mercenary to UN Contractor?The Public - Private Security EnvironmentOther Industry HazardsA Modest ProposalConclusion AppendicesBibliography Index.