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Privatising peace : a corporate adjunct to United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations / Malcolm Hugh Patterson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: xiv, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230224254 (hardbound)
  • 0230224253 (hardbound)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.5/84 22
LOC classification:
  • JZ6374 .P36 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- Alternatives to ad hoc sovereign forces -- From mercenary to UN contractor? -- The public-private security environment -- Other industry aspects -- A modest proposal -- Conclusion.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-252) and index.

Introduction -- Alternatives to ad hoc sovereign forces -- From mercenary to UN contractor? -- The public-private security environment -- Other industry aspects -- A modest proposal -- Conclusion.

"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.

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