AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionPeriod 1: Periphery and Center, 1924 – 1945Period 2: County Contract, 1945 – 1961Period 3: The Rise of District Services, 1961 – 1970Period 4: Federation Revisited, 1970 – 1979Period 5: Fiscal Crises and Digital Visions, 1980 – 1993Period 6: The Pursuit of RAD, 1993 – 1994Period 7: System Dreams, 1994 – 1997Period 8: Formula Wars, 1998 – 2011Period 9: Compliance Culture, 2011 – 2016ConclusionBibliographyList of FiguresList of TablesList of Archives ConsultedList of AcronymsPerson Index