The transition in Alberta from an economy dominated by farming to one dominated by energy production and the subsequent urbanization and development of a managerial class highlights which feature of staples production?
A) The bourgeois character of staple production
B) The universal modernizing effects of staple production
C) Restriction of staple production to narrow economic implications
D) Development of powerful interest groups around economic production
E) The imprint that staples leave politically, socially, and culturally on a region

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The transition from farming to energy production and urbanization in Alberta highlights the imprint that staples leave politically, socially, and culturally on a region. The development of a managerial class and powerful interest groups around energy production demonstrates the significant and lasting impact that staples production can have on a region.

The Transition in Alberta from an Economy Dominated by Farming