political stability
Consistent governmental order
Political stability describes a condition in which a government or political system operates without significant upheaval, violence, or sudden changes in leadership or policy.
A politically stable country typically has consistent institutions, peaceful transitions of power, and an absence of civil unrest or coups.
The term appears frequently in discussions of economic development, since investors and businesses prefer environments where the rules aren't likely to change abruptly.
The region's political stability attracted foreign investment.
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- good governanceAccountable, transparent institutional management
- judicial independenceFreedom of courts from control
economic growth · checks and balances · term limits · peacekeeping · democracy · accountability · electoral integrity · power sharing · continuity · status quo · legitimacy · public trust · civil service · conflict resolution · income equality · equilibrium · transparency · sovereignty
- external forceseconomic factors, environmental factors, market forces, demographics, economic growth
- postwar GermanyWest Germany, East Germany, divided Germany, Iron Curtain, Federal Republic
- Swiss politicsdirect democracy, cantons, referendums, initiatives, popular vote
- IndonesiaIndonesia, Java, Sumatra, Indonesian, Borneo
- Austrian HistoryHabsburg, Habsburgs, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, rainbow nation, African National Congress, new constitution
political stabilitypolitical instability
Fragile governmental conditions
regime change · political turmoil · political upheaval · revolution · coup
political stabilitycivil war
Domestic armed conflict
civil unrest · turmoil · social upheaval · anarchy · civil strife
political stabilityfailed state
Ungovernable nation lacking authority