The article is devoted to studying the theoretical and practical aspects of special (free) economic zones’ functioning. The authors, by analyzing the relationship between the Institute of public-private partnerships and special economic zones, proved that the special economic zones are not a form of public-private partnership, but the environment of its implementation.

E.R. Akhmetshina Et Al (2017). Special Economic Zone as a Local Area of Public-Private Parthership Implementation, European Research Studies Journal Volume XX Issue 2A, 346-354