Development of public-private partnership in Primorsky Krai: major trends, factors and prospects
The article touches upon the problems of public-private partnership which is a relatively new tool for the regional development in Russia due to attracting additional private investments, including foreign ones, directed to the implementation of strategically and socially important projects. Today the development of public-private partnerships in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation remains uneven, there is a lack of private investment in some federal districts, including the Far Eastern Federal District, despite the priorities of the state policy. The rating of the regions of the Far Eastern Federal District by the level of public-private partnership development in 2018-2019 has been presented. There has been studied the development of public-private partnership in Primorsky Krai in comparison with other regions of the Far Eastern Federal District, the meaning of the set of its constituent factors is revealed: development of the institutional environment, regulatory support and experience in implementing projects using public-private partnership mechanisms. The different forms of support for private investors used in Primorsky Krai have been analyzed. The factors hindering the development of public-private partnership in Primorye are formulated: lack of well-functioning mechanisms of communication between business and government in the projects of investment implementation, high risks for the private partners, and difficulties in attracting the required amount of investment. To minimize their action, there have been proposed measures for promoting public-private partnership mechanisms, raising the level of awareness of private investors, creating conditions to minimize risks for a private partner, developing the competencies of state bodies, introducing advanced practices in project preparation and management, expanding the range of projects with a focus on the transport sector.