This is the first edition, published in 1961. A Penguin Special.Michael James Shanks (12 April 1927, London – 13 January 1984, London) was a British economic journalist.Throughout the 1950s, Shanks was a writer and editor at the Financial Times, and in 1964/5 he became the economic correspondent with the Sunday Times. His Penguin Special book The Stagnant Society (1961) sold 60,000 copies.Series No.: S189Title: THE STAGNANT SOCIETY A WarningAuthor: Michael ShanksCover design: by Richard HollisDate Published: August 1961Pages: 240pp.Printer: Cox and Wyman LtdPrice: 3/6d.