A thorough analysis of the effects of these processes on the quality and scope of research and teaching has yet to be produced. Negative effects are now visible, but financially driven policies and reforms are still in place and have not been the object of thorough evaluation. The transition from a higher education system that was driven by external political demands and concerns to one that responds to financial stimulus and demands is not necesarily positive. This transition has not improved many of the predicaments affecting Mexican higher education. Bloated politicized bureaucracies still control most public institutions.
Resources are scarce.
Enrollment levels are increasingly insufficient. Faculty is demoralized and teaching has been downgraded. Higher education is heavily centralized and institutions receive unequal treatment. In many cases the curriculum is old and has little relevance. Student financial aid is almost nonexistent.