The Right (or Power) Of Industrial Associations To Regulate And Control The Industrial Economy Operation

Industrial associations are social organizations that are organized by proprietors and enterprises voluntarily,or by the government to protect their own benefit. The emergence of them are the need of the development of economy, they are historically rational. The right (or power) to regulate and control the economy operation of their own industry is a kind of right (or power) they should have when they need to regulate and control the economy operation within their own industry so as to resolve the common problems its members confront. It is a bunch of a series of rights (or powers),with both the traits of right and power, so it is both right and power.When we take a look at the developed western countries, we may find that the industrial associations in their countries have comprehensive right (or power) to regulate the economy operation of the industry they represent. Especially, in the developed countries such as the U.K. and the U.S., where the private law is very powerful, the right to regulate and control the economy operation of their own industry is considered as a kind of private right, the government is not permitted to intervene. So, it is the industrial associations that maximize their right to regulate and control the economy operation of their own industry, the domestic market and the orderly and fully developed market-oriented economy thus come into being.China is a country that has a tradition and history of severe government-control , the society and its people are not much conscious of self-government. But with the coming of the economic reform and opening up, the government of China begins to intentionally set up industrial associations at its own effort , in order to cater for the transition of its economy system and the development of market-oriented economy. The government begins to hand over much of the power of industry regulation to industrial associations, and eventually retreats from the micro market. Meanwhile, in the economically developed coastal cities, quite a lot of industrial associations are set up spontaneously by proprietors and enterprises themselves, which are real socially organized and are playing a noticeable role in protecting the benefit of its members. In order to facilitate industrial associations to maximize its role in industry economy regulation and control, we should make and perfect our law to protect its right of industry economy regulation and control.However, it is sure that industrial associations are to face the state and local government , while the latter are to play the roles in macro-economy or"meso-economy"regulation and control, so when industrial associations are exercise their right (or power) ,when the law is to protect their relative right(or power),we need to deal the relationship with the right(or power) of the state and local government in relative fields, making sure industrial associations play their role properly, so as to achieve economic democracy.