Popova Oksana

The article is devoted to the study which evolved in the XXI century and become a worldwide practice of using public-private partnerships in international development assistance policies and its consideration by way of example of one the world’s largest donor - the Federal Republic of Germany. It investigates the basic doctrinal documents of the German government, defining strategic approaches and forms of private sector involvement in the provision of aid to the poorest countries. Disseminates concrete examples of public-private partnerships as well as evaluating the nature of their impact on developing countries. The basic tools, dividends and risks of using publicprivate partnerships in the framework of the policy of international development assistance. Based on this analysis it concludes that Germany is focusing on the further expansion of the practice of public-private partnerships in government policy development assistance, partially explained by the desire of the Federal Republic of Germany to support the national business and bring it to new markets.