Evolution of the development of the public sector of economy: domestic and foreign experience

The article examines the process of the formation and development of the public sector of Russian economy in the historical retrospective. The main stages of the systemic transformation of the elements of the public sector in certain historical conditions are highlighted. The features of the formation of a corporate model of the public sector at the present stage of the evolution of Russian economy are determined in the article. The authors pay attention to the substantiation of the growing role of state corporations in the structure of the state sector. Along with the study of evolutionary processes in the public sector of Russian economy, the article examines the foreign experience of leading countries in this aspect. Specifically, the features of the evolutionary transformation of the public sector in countries such as Austria, France, Germany, Greece, etc. are considered by the authors. In the recent history of Russia, three main stages of the systemic evolution of the public sector are identified: formation (1991-2007), transformation intoa corporate structure (2007-2014), stabilization (2014-2019). The article explores the characteristics of each stage. The research results can be used in the development of the theory of the public sector, determination of the features of its evolutionary transformation, as well as in practical sense, in the development of concepts and strategies for the growth of public corporations in the long term, increasing the efficiencyof leading public sector enterprises, as well as their competitiveness in global competition.