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Homosexuality is often seen as a purely urban experience, far removed from rural and small-town life. Farm Boys undermines that cliché by telling the stories of more than three dozen gay men, ranging in age from 24 to 84, who grew up in farm families in the midwestern United States. Whether painful, funny, or matter-of-fact, these plain-spoken accounts will move and educate any reader, gay or not, from farm or city.

Farmers --- Rural gay men --- Gay men --- Rural men --- Farm operators --- Operators, Farm --- Planters (Persons) --- Agriculturists --- Rural population

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Thierry Boissière studies the social world of urban gardens in Orontes, of which he gives us the technical systems, the socio-professional structure and organization, the close links with the city as well as the evolution over the past fifty years.It illustrates the different facets of the relationship between gardeners and notable landowners, sheds light on their changes in Homs and Hama, highlights the transformations that have resulted in the reversal of power relations under the effect of land reform, and in particular of laws on agricultural contracts and cooperatives. The “time of the notables” was followed by a “time of gardeners”, and today perhaps “a time of town planners”, anxious to develop green spaces for all in cities in full expansion.In a back-and-forth between the two cities, in the variations of scale between the local and the global brought about by the stories and the analysis, the ethnologist thus sheds light on a whole section of the socio-economic history of Syria.

Farmers --- Truck farmers --- Urban agriculture --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Urban farming --- Agriculture --- Land use, Urban --- Farm operators --- Operators, Farm --- Planters (Persons) --- Agriculturists --- Rural population --- Syrie --- jardin --- Homs --- Hama

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This study catalogues the treatment of farmers within the tax and social security systems of a large number of OECD countries – knowledge of which has been very scarce up to now. The conceptual basis for deciding what constitutes a concession conferring financial benefit to the farmer is discussed and estimates of the values of those concessions are reported in the few cases where they have been found. Many different types of taxes are covered including income taxes, taxes on property, (annual or on transfer by death or sale), and taxes on goods and services, as is preferential treatment in social security contributions or entitlements. In all, twenty four countries are covered. The different measures are analysed from the point of view of their likely impact in distorting production and trade, and how they may affect structure and asset values in the sector. Finally, the report indicates that fuller integration of farming into economy-wide, social safety nets or tax systems could be more efficient, effective and equitable than sectoral approaches in tackling instability or low incomes in farming.

Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- OECD countries. --- Agriculture -- Taxation -- OECD countries. --- Farmers -- OECD countries. --- Social security -- OECD countries. --- Agriculture --- Farmers --- Social security --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Taxation --- Economic aspects --- Insurance, Social --- Insurance, State and compulsory --- Social insurance --- Farm operators --- Operators, Farm --- Planters (Persons) --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Insurance --- Income maintenance programs --- Agriculturists --- Rural population --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural

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En este libro se estudian las tendencias históricas de las profesiones en México, en especial sus implicaciones para la política nacional. El análisis abarca principalmente la medicina, el derecho, la agronomía, la ingeniería petrolera y la economía. Esta selección se hizo deliberadamente para incluir aquellas profesiones que desempeñan un papel activo en el Estado. Uno de los objetivos del libro es determinar hasta qué punto la consolidación de estas profesiones les ha permitido influir en las políticas públicas. Otro objetivo es descubrir de qué manera la naturaleza del sistema político mexicano ha afectado la evolución del profesionalismo en México. Finalmente, un tercer objetivo es exponer ante el lector no especializado las características más sobresalientes de estas profesiones.

Higher education --- Mexico --- Professional employees --- Trade associations --- Physicians --- Agriculturists --- Petroleum engineers --- Economists --- Professional education --- Professions --- Labor unions --- Mexico. --- Political activity --- Government policy --- Engineers --- Agricultural scientists --- Agriculturalists --- Agronomists --- Life scientists --- Animal specialists --- Allopathic doctors --- Doctors --- Doctors of medicine --- MDs (Physicians) --- Medical doctors --- Medical profession --- Medical personnel --- Medicine --- Business associations --- Industrial associations --- Trade and professional associations --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Professional associations --- Professionals --- Employees --- Education, Professional --- Career education --- Education, Higher --- Technical education --- Social scientists --- Career patterns --- Careers --- Jobs --- Professional services --- Occupations --- Interprofessional relations --- Vocational guidance --- Higher & further education, tertiary education