1 Strategic Issues in Vietnamese Development Policy: State Owned Enterprises (SOE)s, Agricultural Cooperatives and Public Administration Reform (PAR) Adam Fforde Seminar Paper - Political and Social Change, RSPAS, ANU ADUKI Pty Ltd (Canberra) 14th September 1998 Tel 61 2 6232 4775 Fax 61 2 6232 4773 Email aduki@compuserve.com This paper draws upon a variety of sources. Recognition is due to the following academic funding organisations: ESRC (UK - PhD and Post-Doc), ARC (Australia - Large Research Grant), NCDS (ANU - Visiting Fellowship), Stockholm School of Economics (Visiting Fellowship) and the Dept of Economics, RSPAS ANU (Visiting Fellowship), as well as the Dept of Political and Social Change, ANU (Visiting Fellowship). I also express thanks for relevant consultancies to: AusAID, SIDA, UNDP (donor side) and (Vietnamese side) to MPI, GCOP, MARD and various local authorities in Vietnam, especially the People’s Committees of - Hå ChÝ Minh City, Qu¶ng TrÞ , Thanh Hãa, B¸ k K¹ n, Th¸ i Nguyªn and Qu¶ng Nam. Opinions in this paper are my own responsibility.