Why agonise over economic growth?

The following article, wrote by Professor Anis Chowdhury (former Professor of Economics, University of Western Sydney, Australia), is a good read for people:

1. who blindly support higher GDP growth;

2. who don't support higher GDP growth;

3. who try to justify lower GDP growth by giving unnecessary country argument;

4. who don't see the long-run outcome of social investment.

Link of the article.