As with democratic and uncorrupted government,well-managed government enhances the daily lives of people. A study of the American states found that a high level of "state management capacity...clearly...contributes directly to improving the overall quality of life for state citizens.
It is last dawning on scholars and policy markers that good governments need not necessarily be big, but they must be strong, supple, and able. Governments' often-heroic response to the terrorist attacks of 2001 brought a doubling in Popular trust in government