The 2017 edition of the Indigenous World Yearbook is an annual publication providing an update on the different realities of indigenous communities in the world and an overview of the global trends and events that affected them during 2016. About seventy experts, indigenous activists and academics members of the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) contribute with their knowledge and networks which they belong to.

The chapter on Ecuador was written by Pablo Ortiz, Ph.D., director of the Sustainable Local Development (Gestión para el Desarrollo Local Sostenible) undergraduate program in UPS's branch campus in Quito, and a member of the State and Development Research Group. He has helped with this prestigious publication since 2007.

He describes and analyzes the situation of indigenous rights (social, territorial, civil or political), how the State has responded to their demands and the misunderstandings in the country. "The Indigenous Yearbook collects valuable information for UPS students and teachers since the main topic is inclusion and interculturality," Ortiz said.

Additionally, the magazine "Universidad Verdad" of Universidad del Azuay, in Ecuador, published the article "Decentralization and Democracy in Ecuador, Brief notes for research" by Ortiz, who makes a correlation between decentralization and democracy, highlighting the character and the Role of the State, its connection with the processes of globalization, territorial organization and the correlation of forces in the scenario of the political struggle in the country.

The 2017 Indigenous World Yearbook  2017 – IWGIA

Article: "Descentralización y democracia en el Ecuador"