DR. ANTONIO FERNANDO MARTÍNEZ BELTRÁN PRESENTS A DESCRIPTION OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE THEORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, MATERIAL THAT WILL BE VERY USEFUL FOR CLASSES THAT ADDRESS THE SUBJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THOSE WHO STUDY PUBLIC POLICY. THE AUTHOR’S VISION OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEXICAN STATE, BASED ON HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT, IS PRESENTED IN SEVEN CHAPTERS THAT TAKE THE READER FROM THE CONCEPTION OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TO THE TRANSITION OF THESE CONCEPTS OVER THE DECADES, AND PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DEVELOPMENT IS FINANCED AND THE GENERATION OF VALUE IS ACHIEVED IN MEXICO.