Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry
- ISBN-10
- 8170492084
- ISBN-13
- 9788170492085
- Category
- Defense industries
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manas Publications
- Author
- P W Singer
Description
The New `Privatized Military Industry' Encompasses Hundreds Of Companies, Thousands Of Employees, And Billions Of Dollars Of Revenue. Whether As Proxies Of Suppliers, Such Firms Have Participated In Wars In Africa, Asia, The Balkans, And Latin America. More Recently, They Have Become A Key Element In Us Military Operations. Corporate Warriors Includes A Description Of How The Business Works, As Well As Portrays Each Of The Basic Types Of Companies: Military Providers That Offer Troops For Tactical Operations; Military Consultants That Supply Expert Advice And Training; And Military Support Companies That Sell Logistics, Intelligence, And Engineering. The Privatization Of Warfare Allows Starting New Capabilities And Efficiencies In The Ways That War Is Carried Out. At The Same Time, However, The Author Finds That The Entrance Of The Profit Motive Onto The Battlefield Raises A Series Of Troubling Questions - For Democracy, For Ethics, For Management, For Human Rights, And For National Security.(Published In Collaboration With Cornell University Press, Usa)
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