The Euro and the Battle of Ideas is a book by Markus Brunnermeier, Professor of Economics at Princeton University; Harold James, Professor of History at Princeton University; and Jean-Pierre Landau, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, a member of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

The book is about the philosophical differences between countries in the European Union, particularly Germany and France, and how their contrasting outlooks on political philosophy have shaped the Eurozone.

Rather, different nations have retained their own distinct economic philosophers and view European-level institutions--and ways to improve them--in this light.

This valuable book explains the critical differences in national economic philosophies and how they have conditioned policy choices over the past decade.

"[3] Lawrence Summers, former United States Secretary of the Treasury, claimed that "This is the best and most important book so far on an experiment with profound economic and geopolitical implications.