“…Effective design subsequently involves applying the knowledge gained about instrument-target relationships, to the creation of policies that can then predictably lead to desired policy outcomes (Bobrow & Dryzek, 1987 ; Gilabert & Lawford-Smith, 2012 ; Peters, 2018 ; Sidney, 2007 ; Weaver, 2009a , 2009b ). These activities are prefaced on the assumption that feasible polices can be realistically generated through effective design processes only when, firstly, contradictions internal to the substantive content of policy are resolved or minimized, and secondly, when the necessary capacities and capabilities to enact design procedures are in place (Bali et al, 2019 ; Mukherjee & Bali, 2019 ).…”