One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy - Rilegato

Stanger, Allison

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ISBN 10: 0300152655 ISBN 13: 9780300152654

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

International relations scholar Allison Stanger shows how contractors became an integral part of American foreign policy, often in scandalous ways—but also maintains that contractors aren’t the problem; the absence of good government is. Outsourcing done right is, in fact, indispensable to America’s interests in the information age.

Stanger makes three arguments.

• The outsourcing of U.S. government activities is far greater than most people realize, has been very poorly managed, and has inadvertently militarized American foreign policy;
• Despite this mismanagement, public-private partnerships are here to stay, so we had better learn to do them right;
• With improved transparency and accountability, these partnerships can significantly extend the reach and effectiveness of U.S. efforts abroad.

The growing use of private contractors predates the Bush Administration, and while his era saw the practice rise to unprecedented levels, Stanger argues that it is both impossible and undesirable to turn back the clock and simply re-absorb all outsourced functions back into government. Through explorations of the evolution of military outsourcing, the privatization of diplomacy, our dysfunctional homeland security apparatus, and the slow death of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Stanger shows that the requisite public-sector expertise to implement foreign policy no longer exists. The successful activities of charities and NGOs, coupled with the growing participation of multinational corporations in development efforts, make a new approach essential. Provocative and far-reaching, One Nation Under Contract presents a bold vision of what that new approach must be.

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Recensione:

'A superb work on government outsourcing and contracting for those who want to get past the myths and truly understand this hot topic. 'One Nation Under Contract' should be required reading for all those leaders involved in fixing this process in order to get a clear sense and scope of this critical issue.' --General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Retd.)

L'autore:

Allison Stanger is Chair of the Political Science Department at Middlebury College.

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0300152655
• ISBN 13: 9780300152654
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 242