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The British environmentalist Andrew Simms argues in his new book "Cancel the Apocalypse" that the world has become obsessed with economic growth at the expense of quality of life.

We brought Andrew together with up another regular guest on World Business Report - Roger Bootle from Capital Economics - to debate the issue.

(Image:Cranes stand at one of the many cargo terminals at Hamburg port on October 20,2011 in Hamburg, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)