Peter Kaim-Caudle

Peter Kaim-Caudle (1916 in Breslau – 18 May 2010 in Paris) was Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Durham University and a recognised expert on the provision of social services.

Life and career Peter Robert Kaim was born in Breslau to a middle-class German Jewish family on 14 December 1916. he authored many papers for British and overseas journals on social service provision, particularly on pensions and the provision and management of government-subsidised health care. From 1963 he collaborated with and made frequent visits to the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin. His contributions to Irish social policy research were recognised by the award in 2002 of the honorary degree of D.Litt. from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Peter died at his daughter's home in Le Vésinet, Paris on 18 May 2010.

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