01027pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002600040245007000066260000900136300001600145362001100161520056800172650003600740650003800776650002100814773003400835180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMukhopadhyay, Amitabh  aAccountability and communicative action: an alternative imaginary  c2005  ap.5463-546.  a24 Dec  aThe campaign for democratic decentralisation in Kerala was no doubt sagacious, participative and vigorously implemented. However, there was no audit certification to vouch for expenditure incurred or to counter allegations of "decentralised corruption". Social audit as communicative action - drawing on the experience of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in the conduct of jan sunwais (public hearings) in Rajasthan - can help foreground the pretext of accountability and unleash the energies of people to establish accountability in local bodies. - Reproduced.  aAccountability - India - Kerala  aDecentralization - India - Kerala  aDecentralization  aEconomic and Political Weekly