Even without all the corruption, it's too big to handle now. It will either disintegrate into a feudal system of numerous small kingdoms or it will be tribal cells surviving on the outskirts of the collapsing civilization. If it fails quickly in a big way, I suspect a portion of the technocracy will survive and try to take over what's left, but it will take them a long time to regroup and reorganize.
A trail goes two ways and looks different in each direction - There is no such thing as a timid woodland creature - Whatever does not kill you leaves you a survivor - Jesus is NOT a bad word - MSB