ABSTRACT
The lack of success of Guyanese effort must be attributed largely to two factors: the generally unattractive investment climate engendered by Guyana's policies of nationalization, state control, and self-reliance; and opposition from Venezuela. Functional cooperation apart, Guyana, the party with the most to gain -from minimization, also employed two other strategies in the interim. The first was internal development, that is, attempts at the social and economic development of the sparsely populated border areas. The second strategy was to engage in diplomatic maneuvers aimed at making as many international friends as possible. In terms of regional diplomatic support, Brazil's role has become of vital importance to Guyana. Venezuelan interest in the Caribbean is unlikely to, and has not diluted the English-speaking Caribbean's strong diplomatic support for Guyana in the border dispute. The Venezuela-Guyana competition for third world support in the dispute has been carried to both the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
