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- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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ABOLISHING THE PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Journal of Legislation 2012 38 J. Legis. 71 ABOLISHING THE PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS Michael K. Grimaldi * * American Board of Trial Advocates Fellow, 2011. Discourse Editor, UCLA Law… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Case against Privatization
The Case against Privatization Avihay Dorfman, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law Alon Harel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Faculty of Law July 10, 2012 Abstract: This article develops a non-instrumental… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Giving job of buying military kit to a private company ‘will put soldiers lives at risk’, ministers are warned
Giving job of buying military kit to a private company ‘will put soldiers lives at risk’, ministers are warned By Ian Drury PUBLISHED: 22:56 EST, 18 July 2012 | UPDATED: 02:52… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Hired Gun Fight: Obama’s aid chief takes on the development-industrial complex
Hired Gun Fight Obama’s aid chief takes on the development-industrial complex. BY JOHN NORRIS | JULY 18, 2012 Rajiv Shah, President Barack Obama’s U.S. Agency for International Development administrator, is waging… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Profiting from punishment: should the private sector run children’s prisons?
Profiting from punishment: should the private sector run children’s prisons? Emmeline Plews , 18 July 2012 About the author Emmeline Plews, the undergraduate winner of the John Howard Essay Prize 2012,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Security, Public Humiliation
Comment: Private Security, Public Humiliation We should count our blessings that the service of last resort was at hand in the wake of the G4S fiasco, says Royston Martis. Date –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatizing the Military: Does the U.S. overuse private contractors?
Privatizing the Military July 13, 2012 • Volume 22, Issue 25 Does the U.S. overuse private contractors? By Marcia Clemmitt Overview The surveillance operation might never have come to light if… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Military buying to be outsourced
July 17, 2012 5:30 pm Military buying to be outsourced By Carola Hoyos, Defence Correspondent The Ministry of Defence is planning to hand over to private contractors the £14bn a year… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The UK Border Agency’s long, punitive campaign against children (helped by G4S and Serco)
The UK Border Agency’s long, punitive campaign against children (helped by G4S and Serco) Clare Sambrook , 16 July 2012 The appalling Rochdale sexual abuse scandal prompted long-overdue scrutiny of our… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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G4S and the Privatisation of War
Ruth Tanner Campaigns and Policy Director at War on Want G4S and the Privatisation of War Posted: 17/07/2012 09:37 The world’s biggest private security corporationG4S, has been having a bad week.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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