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Christian nonprofits have an important place in the religious landscape of the United States. They are providing a wide range of goods and services to individuals, congregations, and even denominations. Despite their substantial and growing influence, we know little about how these organizations are using the billions of dollars they collectively receive. I examine one issue that is frequently of interest to both scholars and the public. Using new data on over 1,900 Christian nonprofits, the analysis looks at leadership compensation in these organizations. I focus on how organizational resources, internal and external monitoring, and leadership power influence whether and how much Christian nonprofits compensate their leaders. Resources and leadership power are found to be positively associated with the amount of compensation given to leaders in Christian nonprofits, while monitoring does not have a significant association. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

We consider the regional differences in economic development across the United States, which have been a unique feature of American economic history. The paths of both convergence and divergence by region have been driven by a complex mix of differences in resource endowments, demographic differences, international and internal migration patterns, and variation in the scope and impact of government policies at the local, state, and federal level. We show that the development of a national and fully integrated economy have accelerated and decelerated over time, and these features are driven by unique sets of historical circumstances and policy choices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents news briefs relating to biologists and biology. Presentation of the 1987 Lawrence Memorial Award to John V. Freudenstein of Cornell University's L.H. Bailey Hortorium; Microbiologist Thomas Brock, who will receive the 1988 Carski Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Society for Microbiology; Endowment of the arboretum and agroecology program of the University of California, Santa Cruz by Harry O. Warren.

Presents a brief glance at foundation history, a look at oral history projects that have been indexed and cataloged, and a discussion of approaches to the topic that are illuminated by oral history interviews. Andrew Carnegie, one of few American philanthropists; Establishment of charitable foundations; Benefits of oral histories in preserving the vision of the founders; More.

Presents an update on people, places and events related to bioscience in the U.S. as of December 1988. Grant awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of Bethesda, Maryland to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Appointment of Judith H. Greenberg at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Release of the report 'Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography.'