The file contains correspondence, notes and minutes (handwritten) of the exploratory meeting of the group of experts held on 18/05/78 in London on European topics for socio-economic studies; Proposals, reports and progress reports for a programme of research on Socio-Economic consequences of Technical Development by R.E. Pahl and Jay I. Gershuny; Minutes (also handwritten) of the workshop "Socio-economic consequences of technology and organizational Innovation" held on 06-07/04/1979 (Strasbourg) and of the meeting on "Informal economy" held on 22/10/1979 (Strasbourg); Correspondence with the Directorate General for Research, Science and Education of the EEC about its financial contribution in the ESF project on Social Change and Technological Innovation (1978- 1980) and the organisation of some workshop.

It also includes some background notes on the programme of basic research of the Directorate General for Research, Science and Education of the EEC (listing of early contracts) and on the funded projects of the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, and "Scenario Methods Research Project" from the Sociologischinstituut of the Utrecht University.

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