ABSTRACT
In Korea, transparency and accountability throughout the public sector have significantly improved. Among recent achievements, the general parliamentary and presidential elections, held in 2002 and 2004 respectively, have been credited as the cleanest in modern history. Public trust toward elected officials and bureaucracy has improved due to progress in better governance not only through legal and regulatory reform, but more importantly through stricter enforcement. This paper will focus on the role that the judiciary branch has played in improving public sector governance in Korea.
