The Research Of Corruption In South Korea After Democratization

The South Korean society has always had the problem of corruption, but it has reducedgradually since the South Korean democratization. Most scholars hold the view that “themore developed countries are, the less the corruption.” Or “There is little corruption indemocratic countries.” However, some scholars hold the opposite point of view in EasternEuropean countries and African countries, there is more corruption after these countriesachieved democracy and this phenomenon also exists in South Korean. This situation isdeteriorating and there is no sign of it getting better.But according to the global corrupt index (CPI) report and the related objective materialdata: we discovered that the South Korean problem of corruption has actually improved afterdemocratization.This article will use the method of a combination of fundamental research and the casestudies. Based on the corruption theory and the actual process, this dissertation will comparethe relationship between corruption and democratization in other countries and compare therelationship between corruption and democratization in other countries and compare therelationship between the corruption and democratization in other counties with thebackground of the South Korea democratization.