In China's Wake

Nicholas Jepson is lecturer in International Development at the University of Manchester. He has written a number of papers for the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, the BISA International Political Economy Group, and others.Nicholas Jepson is Hallsworth Research Fellow in Chinese political economy at the University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute.

Jeffrey Henderson, professor emeritus of international development, University of Bristol:
Among the excellent books that explore the consequences of China’s externalization for the global South, In China’s Wake is perhaps the best. Theoretically robust and empirically rich, it engages with the implications of China-driven shifts in global market conditions for the development trajectories of fifteen countries across four world-regions. This is a path-breaking and stunningly original contribution that substantially advances our understanding of China’s relation to global transformation.

Jan Nederveen Pieterse, author of Multipolar Globalization: Emerging Economies and Development:
This is an excellent book about China’s rise and its major ramifications for developing countries. Focusing on the role of commodities exports, Jepson employs a thoughtful, carefully honed analytical approach. He further adds quantitative analyses and fieldwork interviews. This book makes an important contribution to development studies.

Ho-fung Hung, author of The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World:
The commodity boom driven by China’s demand has come and gone. Yet Nicholas Jepson shows that this boom transformed the developmental landscape of natural resource exporters forever. In China’s Wake is the most comprehensive account to date of the different responses to the boom across the global South and their consequences. It is an incisive introduction to the post-neoliberal, post-China world of development.

Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science:
In China's Wake is a bold and thorough piece of research in the tradition of ‘big picture’ global political economy. Steered by a theoretical framework, it weaves together China’s soaring demand for commodities; the boom in global markets for metals, fuels, and agricultural products; and development trajectories in resource-rich economies. The result is a fascinating contribution to development studies.