I agree that existing productivity measurement exclusion of both the quality improvement and the "freebies" factors being unrecorded, understates the true / actual / real productivity.
However, I disagree entirely about GDP being an appropriate measure for wealth, wellbeing and economic progress. GDP is fundamentally flawed and does not reflect a true value for public sector services and the service sector in general.
Also GDP fails to measure the value of volunteering, unpaid home care and free access to public parks and the countryside.
I agree that existing productivity measurement exclusion of both the quality improvement and the "freebies" factors being unrecorded, understates the true / actual / real productivity.
However, I disagree entirely about GDP being an appropriate measure for wealth, wellbeing and economic progress. GDP is fundamentally flawed and does not reflect a true value for public sector services and the service sector in general.
Also GDP fails to measure the value of volunteering, unpaid home care and free access to public parks and the countryside.