To what extent were Mao's communist ideas and policies effective in China? (Will mark brainliest)

His Great Leap Forward brought economic ruin and famine to the country. Mao's "Great Leap Forward" was really a 'Great Leap Backward', because of the economic, farming, and lifestyle setbacks, as well as large amounts of famine and pests that devoured the land. In terms of political landscape, he was able to establish a rural form of communism as an alternative to soviet Leninism.