instability
noun [ U or C ]
uk/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ usplural instabilities ECONOMICS, POLITICS
the fact of a situation being likely to change, in a way that is worrying, or the changes that happen:
political/economic instability Investors should keep in mind the political and economic instability in many emerging markets.
This paper argues that it is the underlying economic crises that cause the socio-political instabilities in most of these countries.