Modern practice of development of the sphere of physical culture and sports in Russia on the basis of public-private partnership
Abstract. The article is devoted to the study of the modern practice of the development of the sphere of physical culture and sports (hereinafter referred to as the sports sphere) in Russia on the basis of public-private partnership (hereinafter referred to as PPP). The paper concludes that there are financial, economic, legal and other problems in ensuring the availability of mass sports in our country, which do not allow to achieve the set indicators of the sports sphere and, accordingly, necessitate the use of PPP in this area. The conclusion on the expediency of involving the partnership in the development of the sports sphere of Russia is supported by a number of objective reasons of a financial, managerial, social and other nature. Separately, emphasis is placed on areas in the sports field, where PPP has a high potential for use, and the importance of implementing complex PPP projects. The analysis of the indicators of PPP in the sports sphere and its state support allowed us to identify the limiting factors constraining the disclosure of the potential of PPP in this area (imperfection of current legislation and law enforcement practice, the lack of uniform standards for the implementation of PPP projects, limited access to financial resources, etc.). Guided by limiting factors, measures have been developed aimed at minimizing / eliminating the negative impact of these factors, in particular, improving the regulatory, methodological, financial, economic and other support for PPP in the sports field based on the analysis of established Russian practice and best foreign experience. A systematic approach has been applied; statistical, historical, logical and other methods. The practical applicability of the work lies in the possibility of their use in making decisions to ensure the progressive development of the sports sphere of Russia with the help of PPP.
Keywords: sports sphere, PPP, state, private investor, project, investment, state support, concession agreement
Highlights:
♦ a study of the level of accessibility and funding of the sports sector at the present stage of Russia`s development has been conducted;
♦ the expediency of organizing and developing cooperation in the development of the sports sphere of our country through the implementation of PPP projects is substantiated;
♦ the necessity of implementing complex PPP projects in the sports field is argued taking into account the requirements for the distribution of risks and responsibilities, contributing to achieving a balance of interests of these parties;
♦ an assessment of the current state of PPP in the sports sector is given which made it possible to identify the limiting factors that restrain the disclosure of its potential;
♦ taking into account the limiting factors that restrain the disclosure of the potential of PPP in the sports field, measures are presented aimed at minimizing / eliminating the negative impact of these factors, as well as requirements for the organization of PPP in the sports field, contributing to the implementation of the principles of client-centricity and human-centricity of PPP projects in the sports field.
Inna M. Shor - Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia