Deborah D. Avant examines the consequences of the private provision of military services, as well as private security for international corporations and nongovernmental organizations, in The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security (2005). Although Avant’s application of “new institutional” theories from both sociology and economics is questionable, her descriptions and analysis of private security around the world are informative and insightful.
Bruce L. Benson is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and DeVoe L. Moore Professor and Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Economics, Florida State University.
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Other Independent Review articles by Bruce L. Benson
Winter 2014/15 The New Scarlett Letter?: Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record
Fall 2014 Let’s Focus on Victim Justice, Not Criminal Justice
Winter 2007/08 The Evolution of Eminent Domain: Market Failure or an Effort to Limit Government Power and Government Failure?
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