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Abstract: Since the early 1970s commonwealth governments have been pursuing policies of self‐determination/self‐management in relation to Aborigines. In 1987, the Hawke government announced its intention to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) to further this policy goal. During the debates over ATSIC's formation, the issue of public accountability in the existing administration of Aboriginal affairs came to public prominence. The result was some extensive reworking of the ATSIC proposal, which in 1989 reemerged with a strengthened emphasis on public accountability. This article traces the events and arguments surrounding ATSIC's formation and then goes on to examine ATSIC in practice. It asks whether ATSIC is succeeding in reconciling the two imperatives of Aboriginal self‐determination/self‐management and public accountability.

ON THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLAPSE OF SOVIET-STYLE COMMUNISM, MONGOLIA IS ONCE AGAIN FACING POLITICAL TURMOIL AND CONFRONTATION. THE RULING MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S REVOLUIONARY PARTY (MPRP) HAS RESTORED ITS MONOPOLY OF GOVERNMENT, ENTRENCHED ITSELF IN ALL SPHERES OF ADMINISTRATION, AND REFUSES TO COOPERATE WITH THE OPPOSITION, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY AT LEAST HALF THE ELECTORATE. BRITAIN, JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER DONOR COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN GENEROUS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO KEEP MONGOLIA AFLOAT. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS HELD THE MONGOLIAN GOVERNMENT FIRMLY TO ITS FORMULA OF A TRANSITION TO AN MARKET ECONOMY. BUT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY FRAGILE AS THE DECAY OF THE ECONOMY HAS CONTINUED. THE CURRENT POLITICAL CONFRONTAION HAS ONCE AGIAN RAISED THE KEY QUESTION: IS THE MPRP REALLY A REFORMED COMMUNIST PARTY WHICH HAS TRULY EMBRACED DEMOCRACY? IN THE AUTHOR'S OPINION THE ANSWER IS UNCLEAR, BUT THE MPRP'S INCLINATION TO MONOPOLIZE THE POLITICAL SCENE MUST BE CURBED.

Asks whether the current pre-trial structure can reasonably be expected to perform differently, and what the effects of various kinds of reforms might be. Looks at the theoretical background, the goals of the police and the CPS, and the role of the defence. (RSM)

Abstract: This article applies Schaffer's 1984 critique of the "sectoralism" of mainstream public policy practice and discourse to Aboriginal housing policy in Australia. It analyses the approaches and programs of the Aboriginal housing policy sector and the priority given to them over the years. It then identifies the dominant agenda of Aboriginal housing policy defined in terms of massive statistics of nationwide Aboriginal housing need. An alterative agenda defined in terms of appropriate non‐conventional housing and facilities for remote areas is also identified and its struggle for recognition traced. The final sections of the article suggest reasons why this alternative agenda has remained on the margins of the Aboriginal housing policy sector and examine its prospects for becoming less marginal in the future.

The propositions that people's attitudes on public spending issues are both irrational, desiring something for nothing, and too rational, only supporting programs in their own immediate selfinterest, may not be true. Most people do want to increase or continue spending on many programs, but they also see places where cuts can be made. Similarly, people's support for programs is based on a belief in the legitimacy of the client of the program. (Abstract amended)

Abstract: Since the inclusion of Aborigines in the Australian social security system, the treatment of Aboriginal polygyny and tribal marriage by the Department of Social Security (DSS) has been a recurring minor issue of departmental, and at times extra‐departmental, debate. This article traces the history of that debate from the early 1960s to the present day. Although the article is primarily historical, there is also some attempt made to analyse both the nature of the administrative processes involved and the types of administrative argument deployed in the debate.

Abstract: This paper starts from an argument, developed by Jean Martin in 1978, which links recent ethnic differentiation of the activities and structures of our major institutions with an underlying social redefinition of migrants. It then extends Martin's analysis in the particular context of the service activities of one of the major line departments of Australian government — the Department of Social Security. It is argued that the accommodation of ethnic considerations within the daily activities of administration has occurred largely through the concept of "access to services". Using this concept, administrators have been able acceptably to define the problem of ethnic disadvantage and to develop programs which approach its solution. The formula has been applied to Aboriginal as well as migrant disadvantage and reasons for the similarity of approach are considered briefly. A range of recent initiatives which make reference to the migrant and Aboriginal clienteles of government are considered — in particular, DSS services, namely language services, migrant and Aboriginal public contact staffing, information services and advocacy/agency programs. All of these are seen within administration, as approaches to the "access" problem. The final section comments on the general characteristics of this "access" formula and on its success in both accommodating ethnic claims of disadvantage and reinforcing administrative commitments to universalism.

"This book helps you view your calling as ongoing and dynamic. God has ordained six seasons as your life unfolds: childhood, adolescence, early career, mid-career, late career, and transition. Instead of wandering aimlessly through life, let the six seasons of calling provide structure for the life God has for you"--

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction -- How to Read This Book -- Chapter One: Home and Neighborhood -- Ed Bailey -- Jason Crain -- Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant -- Tarlin Ray -- Chapter Two: Grade School: Gifted and Talented Programs, Private School, and Separation -- Jewel Burks Solomon -- Brian Shields -- DeRay McKesson -- Chapter Three: College: HBCUs, PWIs, and Higher Learning -- Grayson Brown -- LaTeesha Thomas -- Dr. Carol Espy-Wilson -- Chapter Four: Work -- Elaine Welteroth -- The N-Word -- Shelley Stewart -- Quincy Avery -- Andrea Taylor Lindsay -- Chapter Five: Spirit: Church, God, and Faith -- Pastor Roger Jamison -- Believe It or Not -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyright.