1. Intergovernmental relations and the puzzle of institutional choice -- 2. A rationalist account of intergovernmental institution-building -- 3. Intergovernmental institutionalization in Canada -- 4. Intergovernmental institutionalization in Switzerland -- 5. Intergovernmental institutionalization in the United States -- 6. Intergovernmental integration in Canada, Switzerland, and the United States -- 7. Intergovernmental institutions and the nature of intergovernmental agreements -- 8. Rational choices in federal systems and beyond.
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This text argues that governments' choices in favour or against strong intergovernmental institutions are not primarily driven by considerations of efficiency but by internal political dynamics within their own boundaries. It applies the argument to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally to the European Union.