The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521615358)

The flourishing role of the private sector in security management over the last twenty years has challenged state control of the legitimate use of force. Deborah Avant examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force. She describes the growth of private security companies, explains how the industry works, and describes its range of customers--including states, non-government organizations and commercial transnational corporations. Avant also charts the inevitable trade-offs that the market for force imposes on the states, firms and people wishing to control it, and suggests a new way to think about the control of force.

Author: Deborah D. Avant
ISBN-10: 0521615356
ISBN-13: 9780521615358
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2005
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.81d