Peace, profit or plunder? :  the privatisation of security in war-torn African societies / 
Jakkie Cilliers and Peggy Mason, eds. 
 - Halfway House :  Institute for Security Studies,  1999. 
 - 245 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> "Papers ... were first presented at a conference in Pretoria, South Africa during March 1998"--Preface. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Private security in war-torn African states / Jakkie Cilliers --Africa, military downsizing and the growth in the security industry / Peter Lock -- The crisis in external response / Mark Malan -- The collapse of the African state / Richard Cornwell -- Executive outcomes: a corporate conquest / Khareen Pech -- The military as business: Military Professional Resources, Incorporated / Jakkie Cilliers and Ian Douglas. Gurkhas and the private security business in Africa / Alex Vines -- Angola: a case study of private military involvement / Sean Cleary --Fighting for diamonds: private military companies in Sierra Leone / Ian Douglas -- Private security and international law / Yves Sandoz -- Africa: from the privatisation of security to the privatisation of war? / Jakkie Cilliers and Richard Cornwell. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0620238348 9780620238342 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99220772  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>008491442  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mercenary troops--Africa--Congresses.<br/>Private security services--Africa--Congresses.<br/>National security--Africa--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Conference papers and proceedings
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA855  / .P31