一、行业协会的概念及作用1.行业协会的概念行业协会,是发达市场经济国家普遍存在的一种旨在促进行业发展、规范行业秩序的社会组织形式。不同国家对行业协会的理解并不完全相同。美国的《经济学百科全书》认为,行业协会是一些为达到共同目标而自愿组织起来的同行或商人的团体; First, the concept and role of industry associations 1. The concept of industry associations Industry associations, developed market economy is a universal state-run to promote the development of the industry, standardize the order of the social organization form. Different countries do not have the same understanding of trade associations. The United States’ Encyclopedia of Economics holds that trade associations are groups of fellow tradesmen or businessmen voluntarily organized to achieve common goals;