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US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hanley, Eric | |
| dc.contributor.author | Halpin, Allison Ann | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-03T16:22:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-03T16:22:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-12-31 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11891 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/9811 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis analyzes state utilization of private military and security companies (PMSC), using United States Government (USG) outsourcing during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as a case study to investigate how PMSCs influence interstate conflicts. Cost savings are a primary justification for outsourcing. Government sources also suggest wartime outsourcing increases military effectiveness. This thesis investigates whether PMSC activities in Iraq have delivered such monetary savings and operational enhancements. Whether wartime contracting impacts waste, fraud, and corruption in the conflict and post conflict environment, particularly in the case of OIF, is also analyzed. | |
| dc.format.extent | 124 pages | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
| dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
| dc.subject | International relations | |
| dc.subject | Middle Eastern studies | |
| dc.subject | Political science | |
| dc.subject | Contracting | |
| dc.subject | Iraq | |
| dc.subject | Outsourcing | |
| dc.subject | Private military industry | |
| dc.subject | US government | |
| dc.subject | War | |
| dc.title | US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.contributor.cmtemember | Wert, Hal | |
| dc.contributor.cmtemember | Obadare, Ebenezer | |
| dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Global and International Studies, Center for | |
| dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
| kusw.oastatus | na | |
| kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
| kusw.bibid | 7643405 | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
