Eric J. Fredland

For example, in regard to the party line that PMCs are more cost-effective and more flexible in offering military services, Eric J Fredland, a professor at the United States Naval Academy, writes in a forthcoming article in Defence and Peace Economics that even if there are cost savings, inevitable contractual hazards sharply limit the combat/combat support role of these companies.

Eric Fredland is a Professor of Economics at the United States Naval Academy , Annapolis.Previously , he taught at George Washington University.A graduate of Harvard University , he holds MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan.He has published extensively on public finance and labour economics , with particular emphasis on defence issues.

Deiniol Jones , PhD , is a Lecturer in International Studies at the University of Leeds.His analysis of critical theory and international mediation Cosmopolitan Mediation.Conflict Resolution and the Oslo Accords was awarded a PSA prize and has just been published by Manchester University Press.