Following along these lines, Alkire and Foster (2007) argue that each dimension should be weighted on the basis of normative criteria (human rights, international conventions, national legislation, political consensus, etc.) Within that normative framework, equal or arbitrary weightings can be assigned (Decancq and Lugo, 2010). Following these authors, we chose to use equal weightings for each dimension (1/4) and equal weightings for the indicators included in each dimension (see table 1).