In the article the characteristic, classifications and spheres of primary application of forms of public-private partnership is presented. Practical realization of forms of public-private partnership in economy of Russia, and also the basic problems of their dynamical development is considered.
The article provides a critical assessment of methodological approaches to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) that researchers and practitioners in Russia employ. The study explains the reasons behind a broad interpretation of the term ‘a partnership’ in the literature and by policy makers, as well as the consequences that disregard the principal defining characteristics of a PPP. The article shows that a distorted understanding of the partnership meaning has led to inflated numbers of PPPs at the municipal level.
