自治是市场经济条件下行业协会的本质特征,行业协会的自治权是行业协会的核心权能,亦是其发展的基础。然而对于与行业协会自治权相关的诸多问题,学界存在不同的认识,亟待予以辨清,其中行业协会自治权的来源和性质是行业协会自治权的基础和核心问题。行业协会自治权是指在行业团体内,经多数人认可或支持,合法地、独立自主地行使具有约束力和支配力的一种权力,它主要来源于行业协会会员之间的契约,是一种社会权力。 Autonomy is an essential feature of trade associations under market economy. Autonomy of trade associations is the core competence of trade associations and also the basis for their development. However, many problems related to the autonomy of trade associations exist in the academic community, which needs to be discerned urgently. The origin and nature of the autonomy of trade associations are the basic and core issues for the autonomy of trade associations. Autonomy of trade associations refers to the power of legally and independently exercising binding and dominant power within an industry group, which is endorsed by or supported by the majority. It is mainly derived from the contract between trade union members and is a Social power.