This document contains 11 papers from the ninth World Conference of Therapeutic Communities (TCs) that deal with management issues and innovations within TCs. Papers include: (1) "Support or Restriction of TCs: Governmental Interation vs. Self-Reliance" (Richard Pruss); (2) "Governmental Support: A Swedish Perspective" (Lars Bremberg); (3) "Delancey Street Foundation: An Example of Self-Reliance" (Mimi Silbert); (4) "Threat to National Security: Drugs in the Workplace" (Lois Morris and Anthony Miles); (5) "Computer Technology & the TC" (David Kerr); (6) "Automating Quality Control: Residential & Outpatient Settings" (Richard Anderson and G. G. DeAngelis); (7) "EAP Programs Can and Do Work in a TC" (Allen Bray); (8) "What Employee Assistance Programs Expect from Drug Programs" (Larry Levy); (9) "Enterprise in the Non-Profit Zone (Joseph Diament); (10) "TC or TLC: An Identity Crisis" (John Brewster and Jesse Jaramillo); and (11) "The Para-Professional vs. the Professional: Breaking the Barrier" (Logan Lewis). (NB)