The aim of this article is analyzes the relationship between space and economy in Civilisation Matérielle, Économie et Capitalisme - XV-XVIII by the French historian Fernand Braudel (1902-1985). Taking as a basis the concept of world-economy, we can observe the crucial role of space in the original Braudel's interpretation on the development of capitalism.
space; economy; world-economy; capitalism; geography
