The stated objective of this paper is to keep the Black administrator out of court by creating an awareness of legal pitfalls: the discussion is divided into four sections--a brief overview of some of the functions of administrators and administrative agencies, sharing information with the public, the use of discretion, and limitations of the…

Noting that the "case method of Instruction" involves the study of actual past occurrences in public organizations, this article advocates that Public Administration instruction for black administrators should make wide use of case materials; ten cases are presented here which, it is stated, touch upon a number of administrative problems.…

Arguing that if one is to take seriously the ideas in liberation theology, cultural nationalism and scientific socialism, then administration itself must be re-examined, this paper attempts, it is stated, to begin the dialogue on the administrative dimensions of liberation: the stated goal is to join theory and practice, i.e. "praxis". (Author/JM)

This critique charges that public administration writers who view the future city as being manned by a corps of technically skilled, mobile professionals fail to realize that cities are increasingly peopled by Blacks and are run by black elected officials: the administrations of these cities are not likely to eliminate jobs for black people. (JM)

Analyzes some of the major administrative forces, personalities, problems and issues which will converge, it is stated, as urban governments seek to address the "urban crisis" from the perspective of black urban dwellers: the "urban crises" includes resource demands (i.e. for energy) and growing requests for expanded social services, unemployment…

The stated purpose of this paper is to attempt to look at financial management from a black perspective; four main sections are included--the legacy of black financial management, the nature and need of a common financial management system, the primacy of the dollar in public management programming, and some special problem areas. (Author/JM)

The stated purpose of this article is to relate the black struggle for liberation to the oppressive administrative context of Blacks in America; attention is directed first to the mounting crisis in both the theory and practice of public administration, and then to the paradigm of "praxis" as an alternative to that of administration. (Author/JM)