Camden's troubles began in the 1970's, when middle-class flight and job loss combined with corruption to undermine civic stability.
After 1956 the threat to the stability of the Pakistan government gradually increased, stemming from continuing economic difficulties, frequent cabinet crises, and widespread political corruption.
Police officers corroborated much of what is in the report and gave other examples of the kind of corruption that threatens the stability of the security forces.
"And that happens a lot in some places in rural Africa where markets disappear when there is a natural disaster … or where roads or communications are really bad". The auditors did not monitor potential corruption, governance or the stability of the 43 countries that had received road-sector financing from the EU.
Much depends on their outcome: the country's nascent anti-corruption plan, the stability of the continent's most populous country, even a possible resolution of an insurgency in the Niger Delta region that threatens one of the West's most important sources of oil.
Typically these mixtures are formed with SNR values in the −10 dB (strong corruption) to 10 dB (low corruption) range.
But concern has risen among Chinese officials about corruption in independent enterprises and about the stability of the country's financial system.
Other factors that could constrain China's ability to become a superpower in the future include limited supplies of energy and raw materials, questions over its innovation capability, inequality and corruption, and risks to social stability and the environment.
In response to the corruption and rising urban crime, many long for the stability of authoritarian government.
Worse, in Mexico and Central America, prohibition-related violence and corruption have become a major threat to public safety and the stability of democratic institutions.
In Bangkok, Sunee Nateethong, 50, a businesswoman, said she voted for the junta's proposals because she favored a continuing role by the military to reduce corruption and maintain stability.
