TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patterson,Malcolm Hugh
TI  - Privatising peace: a corporate adjunct to United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations 
SN  - 9780230224254 (hardbound)
AV  - JZ6374 .P36 2009
U1  - 341.5/84 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Basingstoke, U.K., New York, N.Y.
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Peacekeeping forces
KW  - Mercenary troops
KW  - Private military companies
KW  - Private security services
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -