Abstract
According to the modernization theory, the better the economical situation of a country is, the more likely a country is to adopt a democratic political regime. Indeed, according to Samuel Huntington, the economical growth may lead to the rise of the importance of middle-class and of their education, to the development of mass-media which will foster pro-democracy political forces and lead to a mass movement toward democracy. In Asia this scheme has been relevant in the cases of Taiwan or South Korea, which belong, as Hong Kong does to the group of the "Asian Dragons?. However, the situation in Hong Kong seems to challenge this assertion. Although Hong Kong is known as one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world during the last 30 years-in 2007 with a GDP per capita of 37 000 US Dollars Hong Kong ranked as 14th out of 200 countries , it has not taken the path to democracy, and more surprisingly there seems to be no strong will for democracy among the people in Hong Kong.
