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The market for force : the consequences of privatizing security / by Deborah D. Avant

Author
Avant, Deborah D. (Deborah Denise), 1958-
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Half-title; Ttile; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figure and tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Private security and the control of force; 3 State capacity and contracting for security; 4 Dilemmas in state regulation of private security exports; 5 Private financing for security and the control of force; 6 Market mechanisms and diffusion of control over force; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
The legitimate use of force is generally presumed to be the realm of the state. However, the flourishing role of the private sector in security over the last twenty years has brought this into question. This book examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force.
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ISBN
0511128061 (electronic bk.)
9780511128066 (electronic bk.)
0511127537
9780511127533
9780511490866 (ebook)
0511490860 (ebook)
9780521850261 (hardback)
0521850266 (hardback)
1280431555
9781280431555
9780521615358
0521615356
1107153611
9781107153615
0511182090
9780511182099
0511199333
9780511199332
0511300018
9780511300011
0521850266 (Cloth)
0521615356 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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