"Fitted out with desks, wi-fi and free coffee, co-working spaces (CWS) arise from a lack of suitable alternative workspaces in firms and homes, while supposedly providing freelancers with a productivity-enhancing milieu in which to work. Often more explicitly tailored to supporting and incubating start-ups, CWS emerged in the mid-2000s in major global cities like San Francisco, New York and London, and began to spread geographically and grow in scope of what they offered throughout during the early 2010s."

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