contracting out

Explores outsourcing of U.S. jobs, discussing reasons to contract out, its effects on global free trade, problems with the practice, resistance to it, and other related topics.

Private security is an industry that is indispensable to American foreign and military policy. When the Bush administration used security contractors to supplement the military during the war in Iraq, private contractors began to eventually exceed traditional troops in what some now regard as America's first contractor war. Today the industry continues to explore a vast array of new markets for its armed and unarmed security and defensive services. What is the risk for the United States as we increasingly depend on contractors for our security?.

A collection of sixteen essays that addresses various issues related to outsourcing, including corporate innovation, the United States economy, and corporate profitability.

Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.

Argues that today's business world demands "win-win" relationships rather than the outdated "win-lose" framework and discusses companies that use this philosophy.

Describes the dangerous work done by military contractors, explaining what military contractors are and why they are needed, and discussing the benefits and challenges of the job.

Presents balanced pro/con debates on this issue, while encouraging critical thinking and awareness. Contains illustrations, inserts, cartoons, bibliographies, glossaries, chronologies, and critical thinking activities and discussion questions.

Explores the arguments surrounding outsourcing and examines its impact on the economy and the American people.

Contains twenty-two articles that provide opposing viewpoints on outsourcing, debating the impact of offshore outsourcing on Americans, national security, and the world, and addressing the question of how the government should regulate outsourcing.