Private security, public order
Subtitle: the outsourcing of public services and its limits
By: Edited by Simon Chesterman and Angelina Fisher.
Contributors: Fisher, Angelina.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780199574124
Subjects: Private security services -- Law and legislation; Police, Private; Private military companies; Security, International; Mercenary troops; National security
Description: Public functions are increasingly being outsourced to the private sector. This includes activities that impact on human rights and security. Drawing on insights from various disciplines, this book looks at the costs and benefits of privatization and at whether there are limits to this trend.