The concept and essence of public-private partnership: civil legal aspect

The article is devoted to the definition based on the analysis of the theoretical foundations of the concept and essence of public-private partnership, its civil-legal nature. It is substantiated that today public-private partnership in the field of public services is dynamically developing and is of great interest throughout the world. As one of the possible tools for implementing the tasks of socio-economic development of Ukraine, the mechanism of public-private partnership is called, which provides the opportunity to use the optimal combination of public and private resources. In this regard, the problem of defining the concept and essence of public-private partnership is actualized. It is argued that most researchers are inclined to assert, however, that public-private partnership is aimed at solving socially significant tasks on mutually beneficial terms for both the state and business. When combining the efforts of the state and business within the framework of public-private partnership, each of the parties realizes its interests, has its own goals, and solves its specific tasks. Both for the state and for the private sector, when implementing public-private partnership, financial (for the state also budgetary), economic, social, political benefits are possible. The scientific positions on the concept of "public-private partnership" are analyzed, on the basis of which it is determined that public-private partnership is a legally legitimized, organizationally built system of relations between the state and business for the purpose of implementing joint projects on mutually beneficial terms. The conclusion is made that each researcher approaches the understanding of the essence and scope of public-private partnership in his own way, substantiating his point of view on the basis of his own scientific advantages and analyzed facts.