The book gathered a lot of articles & papers of researchers & is composed of four parts as follows: I - Theoretical backgrounds & methodological problems of social development and social development's management in Vietnam in the period of DOI MOI. II - Theories & models of social development and social development's management. International experiences. Lessons for Vietnam in the Period of DOI MOI. III - Social changes & social development's management on some key fields in Vietnam today. Current real situation. Some emerging problems. IV - Impacted factors. Political view-point. Orientations & directions. System of solutions. Here are some writings from the book: 1 - Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thoughts on social development and social development's management. 2 - Vietnam communist party's political view-point & policies on social development and social development's management in the past of 25 years ( 1986 - 2010 ). 3 - Experience of the former Soviet Union in social development and social development's management. 4 - The changes of Vietnam social structure. 5 - Welfare in social development in Vietnam. 6 - The cause of Vietnam poverty reduction & hunger eradication. 7 - Integration & re-integration of Vietnam the most risk & vulnerable people groups. 8 - The problems of human resource in Vietnam. 9 - Social development and social development's management in Vietnam in the relationship of the State - market - civil society