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Sub-federal units within federal states are taking on new roles in trade policy and trade agreement negotiations. What is motivating this development and how do unique federal contexts impact the way that it unfolds?
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Evolution of Multilevel Trade Politics
Jörg Broschek and Patricia Goff
Section I. Canada in North America 2. Federalism and Trade Negotiations in Canada: CUSFTA, CETA, and TPP Compared
Stéphane Paquin
3. Implementation of Twenty-First-Century Trade Agreements in Canada: CETA and Intergovernmental Cooperation
Christian Hederer and Patrick Leblond
4. Reconceptualising Provincial Development: Evolving Public Procurement Practices in Quebec
Sophie Schram
5. Multilevel Trade in the United States: Federalism, Internal Markets, and Intergovernmental Relations
Michelle Egan
6. Mexican Sub-Federal Governments and the Negotiation and Implementation of Free-Trade Agreements
Jorge A. Schiavon and Marcela López-Vallejo
7. Civil Society, Multilevel Governance, and International Trade in North America
Christopher Kukucha
Section II. Europe and Australia: Multilevel Trade Politics in Comparative Perspective 8. Federalism in Times of Increased Integration: The Participation of Cantons in Swiss Trade Policy
Andreas R. Ziegler
9. Parallel Pathways? The Emergence of Multilevel Trade Politics in Austria and Germany
Jörg Broschek, Peter Bußjäger, and Christoph Schramek
10. Trade Politics and the Australian States and Territories
Annmarie Elijah
11. From Nada to Namur: National Parliaments’ Involvement in EU Trade Politics and the Case of Belgium
Yelter Bollen, Ferdi De Ville, and Niels Gheyle
Section III. The European Union: A Distinct Federation 12. Multilevel Politics of Trade in the European Union in the Aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty
Maria Garcia
13. The Multilevel Politics of Trade: The Case of the Social Democrats in the European Parliament and the German SPD
Myriam Gistelinck
14. Municipal Level Trade Contestation: Activists and Local Governments from the MAI to TTIP
Gabriel Siles-Brügge and Michael Strange
15. Conclusion
Jorg Broschek and Patricia Goff
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Edited by Jörg Broschek and Patricia Goff
Summary
Sub-federal units within federal states are taking on new roles in trade policy and trade agreement negotiations. What is motivating this development and how do unique federal contexts impact the way that it unfolds?
