各类行业协会目前在世界经济中起着越来越重要的作用。法国是最早通过法律形式确认现代商会法律合法性的国家,1858年就颁布了有关商会的法律,将商会置于政府的监督和保护之下,并规定了商会的职能。之后,各个国家陆续确立了商会机制,经过百余年的发展,发达国家的行业协会制度日臻完善。 Various types of trade associations currently play an increasingly important role in the world economy. France was the earliest country to confirm the lawful legitimacy of modern chambers of commerce by law. In 1858, it promulgated laws governing chambers of commerce, placing chambers under the supervision and protection of the government and laying down the functions of chamber of commerce. After that, all countries gradually established the chamber of commerce mechanism. After more than a hundred years of development, the system of industrial associations in developed countries was perfected.