This indicator is part of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/#home). Political stability and absence of violence measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically-motivated violence and terrorism.
The indicator is also part of the FAO Suite of Food Security Indicators -- Dimension: stability (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/ess-fs/ess-fadata/en/#.WTlX9BPytPU).
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