political instability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandinstability
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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instability
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
uncertainty caused by the possibility of a sudden change in the ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandinstabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He manoeuvred adroitly throughout to secure and improve his position in an era ofpoliticalinstability.
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The influence would be expected to run the other way too, with growing resource scarcity contributing topoliticalinstability, as rival groups battle over resources.
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However, the higher socioeconomic groups may have been greatly affected by the social andpoliticalinstabilityresulting from the famine.
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This is mainly due to thepoliticalinstabilityand severe war of the last three decades.
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During periods ofpoliticalinstabilitythey tended to side with the regime.
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This definition ofpoliticalinstabilityprovides two mutually exclusive subsets of political change which may have different impacts on economic growth.
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Both completed two successive presidential terms, a unique accomplishment in the continent, and overcame thepoliticalinstabilitythat previously beset their nations.
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Secondly, a distinction is made between types ofpoliticalinstability, because different kinds of government change have different effects on economic growth and democracy.
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This test also helps to control for alternative explanations for the evolution of these unions, including economic efficiency concerns,politicalinstabilityand colonial heritage.
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And yet it all happened without significantpoliticalinstability.
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The analysis differentiates between three types ofpoliticalinstability: 'irregular' government change (regime-level change); 'major regular' (within-regime) government change; and 'minor regular' (withinregime) government change.
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Thatpoliticalinstability(at the extreme, civil war) is a direct cause of environmental degradation is obvious.
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Politicalinstabilityis also a direct cause of environmental degradation: civil disturbance all too frequently expresses itself through the destruction of physical capital.
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It has been accompanied by adverse environmental impacts resulting frompoliticalinstability, social unrest, and inadequate employment creation in lowland agriculture and in the cities.
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Politicalinstability, the other major political variable, is sometimes identified as a cause of poor economic growth, and sometimes as a consequence of it.
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One factor likely to lead governments to discount the future ispoliticalinstability.
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In addition, all of the world's people are equally vulnerable to the perils ofpoliticalinstability.
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Politicalinstabilitycreates uncertainty in property rights.
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Between 1980 and 1990 thepoliticalinstabilitywas felt as marginalised groups began to voice their opinions and be heard.
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