At a conference in Lahore, Pakistan, former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Hussain discussed the implications of research in Pakistan for poverty alleviation and human development. He argued that Pakistani migrants should take advantage of the opportunity to acquire new skills from host markets, and suggested that there has been a trend in re-adoption of local ineffective practices, signalling negative social remittances. Other speakers discussed cultural globalization and the role of technological advancements, the growing disjuncture between how migrants perceive their home country and how it may have actually evolved, and the relationship between international migration and reduction in fertility. They also discussed how social remittances impact the migration process itself. This conference was an important opportunity to explore the implications of social remittances for Pakistan and to understand how it can contribute to human development.
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