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By the early 1960s, many of the Great Leap's economic policies were reversed by initiatives spearheaded by Liu, Deng, and Zhou Enlai.

This moderate group of pragmatists were unenthusiastic about Mao's utopian visions.

Owing to his loss of esteem within the party, Mao developed a decadent and eccentric lifestyle.

By 1962, while Zhou, Liu and Deng managed affairs of state and the economy, Mao had effectively withdrawn from economic decision-making, and focused much of his time on further contemplating his contributions to Marxist-Leninist social theory, including the idea of " continuous revolution ".

This theory's ultimate aim was to set the stage for Mao to restore his brand of Communism and his personal prestige within the Party.