Prerequisites for public-private partnership development in transport and logistics infrastructure of the Republic of Mari El
Introduction. The world is developing a large number of projects implemented in various infrastructure industries using private funds, such as project finance instruments, project finance with public leverage, public-private partnerships, concession and quasi-concession forms. These infrastructure projects effectively manage and maintain the created objects. The transport and logistics infrastructure is the most capital-intensive, but at the same time it’s a link between the production and mining infrastructure and the social service infrastructure in the field of health care, education, housing and utilities, and the defense industry. Qualitative analytics is needed on the number and volume of invested objects through various tools, including PPP. Purpose. To consider the level of public-private partnership development in the Republic of Mari El and the quality of factors affecting it. Materials and methods. The data of the National Center for Public-Private Partnership, the World Bank, the ROSINFA Infrastructure Projects Support Platform, the official Internet portal of the Government of the Republic of Mari El, the National Rating Agency, the data of the Federal State Statistics Service of the RME were used in writing the article. Research results, discussions. The paper describes the legislative and organizational features of PPP management in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Mari El, disadvantages of PPP introduction to Russian practice, the dynamics of the logistics efficiency index in the Russian Federation, using the indicator of the level of PPP development in constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The dynamics of the level of PPP development for 2014-2017 and the dynamics of investments in fixed assets for 2014-2018 in the Republic of Mari El are described. The rating of the regional innovation index of the republic is given and the indicators affecting this index are analyzed. Conclusion . In the Republic of Mari El, the development of PPP occurs at a low speed, lagging behind all the regions of the Volga Federal District, low investment attractiveness and innovative development of the region, a weak socio-economic position of the republic, an increase in public debt and a constant budget deficit are noted.