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Item Details
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ONE NATION UNDER CONTRACT
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| By: |
Allison Stanger |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0300168322 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780300168327 |
| Publisher: |
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 January, 2011 |
| Pages: |
258 |
| Description: |
Through explorations of the evolution of military outsourcing, the privatization of diplomacy, our dysfunctional homeland security apparatus, and the slow death of the US Agency for International Development, this title shows that the requisite public-sector expertise to implement foreign policy no longer exists. |
| Synopsis: |
Utilizing private contractors is essential to American interests, but it must be done right, asserts international relations scholar Allison Stanger, who presents a bold vision of what that approach should be."As we debate how many more troops to dispatch to Afghanistan, it might be a good time to also debate just how far we've already gone in hiring private contractors to do jobs that the State Department, Pentagon and C.I.A. once did on their own. A good place to start is with . . . One Nation Under Contract."-Thomas Friedman, New York Times"A fascinating book about military contractors and just how big a role they play in U.S. defense policy."- Fareed Zakaria, CNN's GPS (Book of the Week)"The real strength of this superb book is not what it reveals, as stunning as that may be, but how well [Stanger] assimilates the changed circumstances of modern-day governance and simply addresses what now must be done. . . . Stanger deserves a gold medal for this book."-Mickey Edwards, Boston Globe"Powerfully argued . . . provocative. . . . By shining a light on what she calls America's 'shadow government,' [Stanger] does us the great favor of triggering a long overdue political debate."- Thomas P.M. Barnett, World Politics Review |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Yale University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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