Despite the South Korean economy's high growth potential and apparent structural stability, South Korea suffers perpetual damage to its credit rating in the stock market due to the belligerence of North Korea in times of deep military crises, which has an adverse effect on the financial markets of the South Korean economy. Moreover, the dominance of chaebols, which has also been seen by many South Koreans as highly corrupt and influential in the political system, is unlikely to last and engenders risk of slowing down the transformation of the South Korean economy for the benefit of future generations.