Why is the Eurozone's Leverage of Competitiveness Neglected in Economic Theory?

Using the case of handicap sports (like horse racing and golf) as an apt analogy, the Eurozone's leverage of competitiveness is first simply demonstrated. It is then argued that there is a discordance between economic theory, and particularly the theory of international trade, and the concept of competitiveness. The dissonance extends across a number of dimensions, ranging from historical origins, ideology and methods to fundamental theory. This has led to a disregard of competitiveness by economic theory not only in the context of the Eurozone but more generally. The general disregard of the competitiveness concept by mainstream academic economics is the reason for the neglect of the Eurozone's leverage of competitiveness