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Cover -- Trade Policy In Multilevel Government: Organizing Openness -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction: The Rise Of Multilevel Trade Governance -- Theoretical Argument And Contribution -- The Case Of Procurement Liberalization -- Findings -- Book Outline -- 2: More Voice, Less Exit: The Dynamics Of Multilevel Trade Governance -- 2.1 Federalism, Multilevel Government, And The European Union -- 2.2 The Dynamic Nature Of Multilevel Government -- 2.3 Voice And Exit In Multilevel Trade Governance The Inverse Relationship Between Constituent Units' Voice And Exit -- Voice In Different Varieties Of Multilevel Government -- Voice In The Council And Senate Varieties Of Multilevel Government -- Voice In Collaborative And Competitive Vertical Relations -- Market Integration And Politicization As Intervening Factors -- 2.4 Case Selection -- 2.5 Method Of Comparison And Empirical Data Base -- Summary -- 3: Resisting Openness: Subcentral Governments And Procurement Liberalization -- 3.1 The Significance Of Public Procurement In Multilevel Government 3.2 The Emergence Of An International Regime On Public Procurement -- The Procurement Regime's Historical Foundations -- The Regime's Continuous Entrenchment In Recent Decades -- 3.3 Varying Subcentral Openness To Multilevel Procurement Liberalization -- Comparatively Low Openness In The United States -- 1946-88: Pursuing The Creation Of An International Regime -- 1989-95: Expanding Gpa Coverage To States -- 1996-2017: States' Ebbing Desire For Procurement Liberalization -- 1964-2009: Provincial Resistance To The Plurilateral Regime -- 2010-17: Canada As A Driver Of Procurement Liberalization Comparatively High Openness In The European Union -- 1964-85: Cautious Position During The Tokyo Round -- 1986-95: Offensive Stance During The Uruguay Round -- 1996-2017: Expanding Disciplines In And Beyond The Gpa -- Summary -- 4: United States: The Limits