I think it's easier to experiment with ideologies on a smaller scale. A TL about a massive libsoc federation would have to divert attention from what a libsoc society would look like to deal with the politics of federalism and the prospect of various nationalities demanding internal boundary changes or trying to secede.
But a centralized socialism failed.
 
But a centralized socialism failed.
True. What I'm trying to say is that larger, more diverse country will have a more complicated system of government than a small, homogenous country, so writing about the latter holds all other variables constant besides the governing ideology in question.
 
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