Introduction
A grim society where all the citizens must do exactly what they're told. With surveillance cameras on every street and secret police everywhere, this is the type of city that tyrants run. in game terms is a city based in the authority value and brainwash their citizens through the venues their jobs, even their housing, Brainwashing the sims mind neutralize their happiness, making them enough happy to work but don't making them really happy, but keeping them in check.
Getting Started
The Autoritharian societies faced several initial troubles: First Their Value is scarce because many authority sources are depleted fast by the buildings, and many are less efficient meanwhile you build more, like the Propaganda Ministry or the city Hall, so you will rely in decorations, also the state flats blocks attract crime and disease so you'll need lot of cops and some social security ministry unitl you get state urbanizations,also many authoritarian buildings are enormous and good planning is essential.
Advanced strategy
the redistributions centers are good until you get prescription center which is better for your societies, also make work the secret police when you can, is more effective when you use the building abilities when you have lots of secret police posts, only remember you aren't making them happier, you're making them loyal.