<FONEPl. FONEI grants credit backings to prlorltary national Industries; FOMEX provides credits and financial guarantees for the development and sale of technology and technical services abroad; and FONEP finances prelnvestment studies In high priority activities. The following Is mentioned In respect of the characteristics of the technological agents within the subsystem of research­ production link: Mexico has 13 engineers for each 10,000 Inhabitants (the United States have over 100 and European countries and Japan• over 200). There are somewhat over 1,500 engineering firms In the country and almost 600 engaged In admtnlstratlve consulting. organization of enterprises, economics. marketing, publ lc rela­ tions, use of patents and trademarks and similar ~spects, employ­ Ing among them 30,000 persons. The natloal demand for engineer­ Ing services Is satisfied to a great degree In respect of feaslbll tty studies, detailed engineering, purchasing specifica­ tions, selection of manufacturers and supplters and building process supervlslonr but to a low degree In basic engineering. In the last years prior to.the economic recession, the sltuatlon worsened; the growth rate of Investment was higher than that of growth of human resources. There Is a notable Insufficiency of engineering and consulting services In the. area of durable consumer goods and capital goods. On the other hand, sm I I and ·medium size Industry has very limited access to engineering and consulting services. Relations between research and development centers and engi­ neering and consulting firms are practically non-existent. This Is due to a great extent to the fact that those firms develop very little basic engineering which Is, among their activities• the one most closely linked to research. About 250 technical magazines are published In the country. Over half correspond to the agricultural and health sectors. Only 101 of all the magazines are oriented to Industrial techno­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the state of technological development and industry in Mexico, highlighting the country's insufficient supply of engineering and consulting services, particularly in the areas of durable consumer goods and capital goods. It also mentions the low number of engineers per inhabitant compared to other countries. This suggests that the text is focused on the development of industry and technology in Mexico, which is a key aspect of economic development.

**Category**
Industry, Science and technology