01041pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002200040245005100062260000900113300001600122362001000138520061800148650004300766650002100809700001900830773003400849180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPathak, vidyadhar  aWould decentralisation have made a difference?  c2005  ap.3902-904.  a3 Sep  aMumbai needs governance of a different kind, decentralised to a local level and run by individuals more clearly answerable for their local performance, rather than being run by ministers who have state-wide responsibilities and constituencies. This article describes current planning procedures, and looks at a Canadian alternative based on public participation, consensus building and a devolution of local planning to local authorities. It also suggests that the mayor-in-council system of governance, successfully pursued in Kolkata, might have produced a more effective response to the disaster. - Reproduced.  aDecentralization - India - Maharashtra  aDecentralization  aPatel, Shirish  aEconomic and Political Weekly