In the run-up to next year's general and presidential elections, the South Korean government has come under increasing scrutiny amid allegations of the administration running the country as a business.<br /><br />The nation faces a number of challenging paradoxes: the economy is growing but inflation is painfully high; unemployment is down but jobs are temporary and badly paid.<br /><br />Many voters say they are disillusioned with the two main parties and, unusually for South Korea, intend to support independent candidates.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.
