Civil Society and Bureaucratic Corruption in Korea : with Focus on Non - Governmental Organizations(NGOs)

Korea has become stained with too many corruption scandals from the power corruption to minor bribery by low ranking civil servants. Bureaucratic corruption is a serious crime causing all the people`s suffering trouble. Anticorruption in bureaucracy can succeed only with systematic and integrated strategies. Now a new approach relevant to this age is needed than ever before. Most of all, we need to find out the causes of corruption. And on its basis, we should provide for controlling strategies for anti-corruption. The issue of corruption is now treated in the international level as well as in the domestic level. Thus, anti-corruption is an inevitable task for us to survive in the age of globalization. This enormous corruption in Korea cannot be overcome only by the institution or one-time punishment, and therefore, the new roles of civil organizations and NGOs are seriously needed. In this context, this paper is aimed at suggesting such measures as follows. First, there should be an open area of civil society, which is of citizens, for citizens and by citizens. Second, the civil society should be able to play as a mediator between the government and the citizens. Third, in order to keep the neutrality non-profit organizations (NPO) should be created other than the NGOs. Fourth, the Korean NGOs should open their eyes much wider so that they may consolidate international cooperation with the rest of the world to face the common issues of the global village.