Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze prospects and
determinants of military outsourcing development in Poland. The article
discusses forces driving the growth of this industry worldwide as well as the
U.S. and other NATO countries experiences in that field. The attention is focused
on the economic issues but some political, legal and military are taken into
consideration, too. The main part of the paper is devoted to emerging military
outsourcing market in Poland, its areas and prospects for the future. The article
takes into consideration two different perspectives: one of the government
and armed forces as buyer and the other of private companies providing their
services for military sector as suppliers. Finally the paper presents the outline
of further empirical research within this area.