Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Alliance for Progress and revolution: Kennedy ; The Alliance for Progress and revolution: Johnson ; Nicaragua: the Alliance and the origins of the Sandinistas ; Guatemala: "5,000 little dictators," and revolutionaries ; El Salvador: the Alliance's proud "model" ; Honduras: the transformation of a banana republic ; Costa Rica: degradation of a democracy ; The Central American common market: a last chance ; Conclusion: fall of the Alliance and the rise of "romantic revolutionaries" -- The collapse of the system. …”