The Politics of Institutional Reform —— Katrina, Education, And The Second Face Of Power

----- 制度改革政治学：卡特里娜、教育和权力的第二面

ISBN: 9781108689250 出版年：2019 页码：178 Terry M Moe Cambridge University Press

In this ground breaking analysis, terry moe treats hurricane katrina as a natural experiment that offers a rare opportunity to learn about the role of power in the politics of institutional reform. When katrina hit, it physically destroyed new orleans' school buildings, but it also destroyed the vested-interest power that had protected the city's abysmal education system from major reform. With the constraints of power lifted, decision makers who had been incremental problem-solvers turned into revolutionaries, creating the most innovative school system in the entire country. The story of new orleans' path from failure to revolution is fascinating, but, more importantly, it reveals the true role of power, whose full effects normally cannot be observed, because power has a 'second face' that is hidden and unobservable.