The Politics of Private Security: Regulation, Reform and Re-Legitimation

by Adam White

Book Overview

PART I: THEORY AND CONTEXT Introduction Structure, Agency and Security PART II: THE POLITICS OF PRIVATE SECURITY IN BRITAIN Emerging Agendas (1945-59) The Regulation Debate (1960-69) Parliamentary Pressure (1969-79) The Neoliberal Experiments (1979-1996) New Labour, New Legitimacy (1997-2001) The Era of Regulation (2001-2010) PART III: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS Towards a New Social-Scientific Understanding Bibliography

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349318108
• ISBN13: 9781349318100
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"