Viešojo ir privataus sektorių partnerystės poreikis ir galimybės Lietuvoje ; Need and possibilities of public and private sectors partnership in Lithuania

Abstract

As the country faces socio-economic processes, the public sector is constantly looking for new ways and legal means of meeting the growing needs of the society. Thus, while undertaking the functions of public administration, the public sector is obliged by the society to improve the quality of public services, and to modernize or develop new infrastructure objects with lower costs. Without the necessary financial capacity, the public sector offers its skills, experience and funding for problem-solving. This paper relies on the concept of public-private partnership (PPP), defined as cooperation in development of public infrastructure projects and provision of public services. In the contemporary democratic Lithuania, there is a need for solutions of public issues that are important to the society, e.g. ecologic security, public order, social care, education and all other social issues. This main purpose of this paper is to show that there is a possibility in PPP projects to balance the public interests and civil needs with the interests of private sector for the mutual benefit. The research object of this article is oriented towards the social-legal need for PPP projects and real possibilities for their implementation. In addition, the paper discusses the methods of legal communication on PPP projects in Lithuania. The paper also includes the overview of the activities of the Central project management agency as the public administration subject in the context of the PPP development in Lithuania. While analyzing the raised problems, the author suggests to evaluate systemically the PPP of a certain period, taking into account the needs and possibilities that are potentially important for the development of economy and coherent interaction of economics and law.