Yes, I think after the collapse we go back to less centralized gov.
Look at USSR transition -> Russia (I know Russia is not "free" and not "small gov", but decidedly less authoritarian than old Soviet system).
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For sure Russians today are better off than those living under communism. I'd be shocked if you could find a Russian that would disagree with that. So not really small gov but better and smaller.
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